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THE COLLECTION OF ARMS 
AND ARMOR PRESENTED TO 
THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM 
OF ART BY MR. AND MRS. 
JOHN LONG SEVERANCE 


HIS large paper edition of the Catalogue of 

the Severance Collection of Arms and Armor 
has been prepared for presentation to a limited 
number of collectors of armor, art museums and 
public libraries. The edition is limited to three 
hundred copies of which this is 


No. 220 
Presented to 
MITCHELL SAMUELS 

By 


MR. AND MRS. JOHN LONG SEVERANCE 














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FRONTISPIECE 
CABASSET, ITALIAN, LATE XVI CENTURY 


A CATALOGUE 
OF THE COLLECTION OF 


ARMS & ARMOR 


PRESENTED TO 
THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART 
BY 
MR. AND MRS. JOHN LONG SEVERANCE 
1916-1923 


WRITTEN BY 
HELEN IVES GILCHRIST 


CLEVELAND 
THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART 
MCMXXIV 


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COPYRIGHT 1924BY = 
aes CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART 





CONTENTS 


Preface 

On the Appreciation of Armor 

Foreword 

Section A. Suits of Armor (A1-A17) 

Section B. Helmets and Parts of Helmets (B1-B 44) 
Section C. Body Armor (C1-C41) 

Section D. Chain Mail (D1-D 18) 

Section. E. Swords (E1-E 125) 


Section F. Guns and Gun Parts, Primers, 
Powder Flasks, and Spanners (F 1 -F go) 


Section G. Crossbows, Winders, and Bolts (G1-G14) 
Section H. Pole Arms (H 1-H 87) 

Section I. Daggers, Stilettos, and Knives (I1-I 52) 
Section J. Horse Armor (J 1-J 48) 

Section K. Maces (K 1-K 10) 

Section L. Shields (L1-L7) 

Section M. Banners and Odd Pieces (M1-M 19) 
Armorers’ Names and Marks 

Glossary 

Index 


PAGE 


LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 


OPPOSITE 
PAGE 


FronTIsPIEcE Cabasset, Italian, late xvi century 


PLATE I Suit, Maximilian, early xvi century QI 
PLATE 11 Suit, Maximilian, early xvi century 22 
PLATE III Mounted suit, German, about 1535 24 
PLATE Iv Ecrivisse suit, late xvi century 32 
PLATE Vv Suit, Spanish, xvi century 34 
PLATE VI Pikeman’s armor, English, early xv1 
century 36 
PLATE VII Helmets, xiv and xv centuries 41 
PLATE VIII Burganets and casquetelles, early xv1 
century 44 
PLATE 1x Maximilian armets, xvi century 46 
PLATE X Closed helmets, xvi century 48 
PLATE XI Open helmets, xvi century 50 
PLATE XII Breastplates, xv century 61 
PLATE XIII Breastplate and backplate, polichinelle 
form, Italian, late xvi century 64 
PLATE xIv _ Brigandine. (a) outer surface, (b) inner 
surface 66 
PLATE Xv Colletin, French, late xvi century 68 
PLATE XVI Espalier plates, Italian, xvi century 70 
PLATE XVII Bascinet, hauberk, and sword, xvi century 77 
PuaTe xvir —- Chain mail, xv and xvi centuries 80 
PLATE XIX Early swords, x11I and xIv centuries 85 
PLATE xx -Estoc swords, xv, XvI, and xvii centuries 86 
PLATE xXxI Swords, late xv century 88 
PLATE XXII Cinquedeas, xv and xvi centuries go 
PuaTE xxt1I = Swords, Italian, xvi century 92 
PLaTE xx1v. = Two-handed swords, German, xvi 94 
century 
PLATE Xxv Two-handed swords, xvi century 96 


Pirate xxvi_ Two Italian falchions and German hunting 
sword with dissecting implements, xvi 
century - 98 


OPPOSITE 
PAGE 


Piate xxvii Hand-and-a-half swords, German xvi 


century 100 
Pate xxv Rapiers, Spanish and Italian, end of xv1 
century 106 
PiaTE xx1x __ Rapiers and a Flemish sword, xvii century 108 
PLATE XXX Basket-hilted swords, Schiavonas and a 
mortuary sword, xvII century 114 
PLaTeE xxx1 — Spanish sword and rapiers with cup and 
shell hilts, xv11 century 120 


PLATE xxx1I Small swords, xvi1 and xviii centuries 126 
PLaTE xxxuI Small swords, xvii and xvitl centuries 130 
PLaTE xxx1v Pistols, xvi, xvI, and xvilI centuries 143 


PLaTeE xxxv-___ Rifles and gun rest, xvii century 146 
PLaTE xxxvi Primers and powder flasks, xvi, xvu1, and 
XVIII centuries 154 
PLaTe xxxvi1_ Crossbow and winder, quiver and bolts, 
XV century 173 
PiaTE xxxvi1 Crossbows and winders, xvi and xvi 
centuries 174 
PLATE xxx1x_ Pole arms, xv century 181 
PLATE XL Pole arms, xv century 182 
PLATE XLI Pole arms, xvI century 186 
PLATE XLII Engraved pole arms, parade forms, xvi 
and XVII centuries 190 
PLATE XLIII Axes and war hammers, Xv, XVI, and xvII 
centuries 192 
PLATE XLIV Pole arms, xvi and xvii centuries 196 
PLATE XLV Daggers, xv and early xvi centuries ea 
PLATE XLVI Daggers, xv, XVI, and xvII centuries 216 
PiaTE xtvit’ Demi chanfron, German, about 1565 231 
Pate xtviu1_ Horse armor and bits, xvi century 234 
PLATE XLIx Maces, xv and xvi centuries 245 
PLATE L Rondache, Italian, xvi century 251 
PLATE LI Rondaches, Spanish and German, xvi 


century 252 


PREFACE 


HE Cleveland Museum of Art acknowledges 
its indebtedness to Mr. and Mrs. John Long 
Severance for the notable collection of Arms 
and Armor described in these pages and also 
for the opportunity to publish this descrip- 
tive catalogue, the entire cost of which has 
been met by them. 





The larger part of this collection was acquired from Frank 
Gair Macomber of Boston, in 1916. Pieces have been added from 
time to time, under the wise guidance of Dr. Bashford Dean, 
that good friend of all who are interested in armor. 


Both the Museum and Mr. and Mrs. Severance wish to take 
this opportunity to express their gratitude to Dr. Dean for his 
unfailing kindness; for the many services he has rendered in the 
past and for the aid he has given Miss Gilchrist in her prepa- 
ration of the catalogue. 


Thanks are due also to three members of the Museum staff. 
Theodore Sizer has made the text drawings of details, and the 
drawings for the armorers’ marks, all of which are reproduced 
full size, unless otherwise noted. Edd A. Ruggles has been most 
helpful in advice regarding matters of typography and has also 
taken all of the photographs from which the photogravure 
plates were made. William M. Milliken, who is in charge of the 
collection as Curator of Decorative Arts, has assisted in many 
ways to make this publication as complete as possible. 


Miss Ethel Cook has read proof and taken care of the innu- 
merable details connected with such a publication, and Miss 
Margaret T. Numsen has assisted in proof reading. Thanks are 
also due to Harry J. Lamb of The Artcraft Printing Company, 
to whose patient and painstaking efforts is largely due the 
success of this book. 


FREDERIC ALLEN Wuittno, Director. 
April, 1924. 





ON THE APPRECIATION 
OF ARMOR 


sais American art lovers we have had but 
i) little appreciation of the great art of the 
armorer. We are still bound by the tradi- 
tion that art must in the nature of things 
be expressed only by brush and pigment, 
and, until recently, we have built our gal- 
leries almost entirely for pictures. It is true 
that we have introduced sculptures here 
and there, and occasionally tapestries, with, rarely, a vitrine 
of objects in gold, silver, ivory or bronze. But beautiful ar- 
mor we have neglected,—in spite of the fact that we have 
all of us heard somewhere that once upon a time armor was 
collected zealously, that princes paid huge prices for it, prices 
rarely equalled in any other field of art—in its day higher 
even than for the greater and even greatest paintings: but 
then that was long ago. Most of us incline to accept such 
statements coldly, for such armor as we have seen did not 
interest us: for one thing, it was rusty and badly mounted, 
and what is less attractive than a steel object covered with 
rust? Then, too, the purchasable armor we have noticed on 
our wanderings was common armor, and we had about as 
much interest in it as we would have had in a badly painted 
picture or in a poorly modeled sculpture. 





At the present time, on the other hand, I think it is fair to 
say that the average American who visits art museums takes a 
very different view as to the importance and beauty of armor 
and arms. He has seen the collections of Mr. Riggs in The 
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Macomber collection 
which the munificence of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance has 
brought to The Cleveland Museum of Art. And the visitor, no 
matter what his training has been, now stands hour-long before 
our cases and examines with great attention the rich armor, 
beautifully designed swords and daggers, elaborately deco- 
rated firearms and crossbows, damascened blades, intricately 


ornamented powder-flasks, Gothicheadpieces and body-defences 
supremely graceful in lines, ridges, and contour. 


In a word, in the year 1924 the ancient armorer comes again 
to his place of eminence in the history of art. And curiously 
enough it is not in America alone where his work as an artist is 
re-established, but in older countries as well,—where great 
collections have ever been on view. In token of this we have 
only to note that armor is being collected as never before: not 
common objects, but odjets d’art,—not among a few great 
collectors merely, but among many, who seek not an armory, 
but a beautiful object. And one has only to take part in a sale 
abroad, say at Christie’s, and look about him to convince him- 
self that the bids for a good “lot,” and at high prices, come 
from every side,—and that the keenest interest is shown, and 
in general that the audience is able to discriminate. Such a 
result, I believe, is partly due to the appearance in late years 
of a splendid work on armor published in English, in many 
great volumes, profusely illustrated,—by Sir Guy Francis Laking, 
—which shows convincingly, even to a novice, the importance 
of armor in art. And it is only fair to believe that the revival 
of interest in the art of the armorer will be permanent. The 
wider spread of knowledge will certainly insure this result,— 
and in this direction one cannot doubt the significance of the 
present catalogue of the Arms and Armor of The Cleveland 
Museum of Art. 


BASHFORD DEAN 


FOREWORD 


“4)T is a far cry from the battle of Poitiers in 
4) 1356 when, Froissart records, the day’s fight- 
ing left the field so strewn with armor that 
“There was no man dyd set anythynge by 

riche harnesse whereof was great plentie.”’ ’ 


Now, when its earlier glory is past, we set 
such store by it that every bit of the finely 
wrought steel is doubly precious for all the 
splendid pieces that were trodden under foot in old wars and 
tournaments. The law of the survival of the fittest has not held 
good in the field of armor. Rather, what survives, beautiful 
as it is, cannot fail to be a stirring index to what has perished. 
An armor collection must always make a great appeal to the 
imagination. A fifteenth century harness casts the spell not 
only of its own grace and gleam; it outlines in shadow as well 
all the fine Gothic suits which have gone the way of the knights 
who wore them. A casque engraved and gilt has not merely the 
appeal of its own richness to make. It speaks of the entire cos- 
tume which it completed, and of how well some forgotten artist 
in steel wrought for a master who appreciated the beauty of his 
craftsmanship. 





This appreciation has managed to survive through centuries 
of general indifference. It has gained strength gradually under 
the leadership of connoisseurs quick to see the human and 
artistic interest of armor, and to feel the allure of its beauty 
however impotent a covering of grime and rust had temporarily 
rendered it. From the hands of such men, who have given a 
life-time to the search for rare pieces,—men like Frank Gair 
Macomber, who collected for many years, like Dr. Bashford 
Dean, who has given the inspiration of his learning and his 
enthusiasm for armor to an oncoming generation,—museums 
have been gathering in the handiwork of the artist armorers of 
the great fighting centuries. 


By far the greatest number of the pieces in the possession of 
The Cleveland Museum of Art were collected by Mr. Macom- 
ber in Europe. A few of the suits came, by exchange, from the 
collection of Dr. Bashford Dean. To the keenness of these two 
connoisseurs in their chosen field, and to the generosity of as 
great lovers of beauty as they, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sever- 
ance, the Museum owes a debt of gratitude which becomes the 
more apparent as a study of the Severance armor and arms 
reveals their artistic and historical value. They are the begin- 
ning of a great collection, which is already especially rich in | 
swords and in pieces of armor which illustrate the changing 
outlines and the increasing beauty of ornament of the sixteenth 
century forms. 


HELEN Ives GILCHRIST 


SUITS OF ARMOR 





SECTION A 











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PLATE I 


EARLY XVI CENTURY 


» MAXIMILIAN, 


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SUITS OF ARMOR 
Ai. SUIT OF ARMOR About 1480 


A composed suit of Gothic armor, the pieces being for the most 
part in the style of about 1480. The headpiece is a salade of 
German type stamped with the trefoil of Adrian Treitz. The 
gorget consists of four plates, the arm defences are complete. 
The pauldrons are modern copies of Missaglia pieces with well- 
formed, fan-ridged plates. Rere- and vambraces are plain; the 
coudiéres have rounded, outlined ridges in groups at either 
side. The gauntlets are of the mitten variety but have the 
fingers indicated. Radiating, single ridges occur on the hand 
plates. The high, pointed cuffs have two ridges following the 
contour of the upper edge which is rolled outward. The breast- 
plate is slightly rounded, and is finished with triangular turn- 
over and gussets, the line of the latter being followed by two 
ridges. The placcate ends high on the breast in a trefoil and is 
further ornamented by a frontal ridge and two grooves curving 
up and outwards from the waistline at the center. The back- 
plate is ornamented by radiating, single ridges. 


Taces of three plates are present, their upper edges formed in 
points at intervals of about three inches. The tuilles are fan- 
ridged, and further embellished by steel rivets. All the leg 
plates are frontally ridged. The cuisses have an additional 
group of three ridges running from the upper and outer corner 
to the frontal ridge just above the knee. The genouilléres are 
made up of five plates, their upper edges cut in three points. 
Gracefully formed ailettes extend backward from the central 
plate. The jambs are plain and are finished with a rolled edge 
at the lower extremity. 


The foot coverings are the long sollerets 4 la poulaine (prow 
of a galley). 


Salade, breastplate, and pauldrons are later copies of Gothic 
pieces. The Missaglia mark is imitated on the breastplate. 


From the Thill collection. 16.1613 
From the Macomber collection. 


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A 2. COMPLETE SUIT OF ARMOR Early XVI Century 


German 


A very good Maximilian suit of bright steel, somewhat com- 
posite, but presenting a unified appearance. 


The helmet is an armet with a round skull on which the 
characteristic Maximilian fluting runs from front to back. 
There is no comb. On the lowest of the three laminated neck- 
plates is the mark kxr. The visor is bellows-shaped, attached 
to the skull by a large rosette rivet at either side, and the 
device for raising the visor is also ornamented by a rosette. 


The wide gorget is decorated by two groups of ridges, radi- 
ating from the center at the lower part. Espaliers of five plates 
are present, on which similar groups of slightly radiating ridges 
form continuous lines which are present also on the rerebrace. 
The same decoration appears on the coudiére and on the vam- 
brace, and the well-made, very flexible mitten gauntlets. 
These latter are from the Hefner-Alteneck collection. 


The breastplate and backplate were exhumed in Transyl- 
vania. The former has a strong turnover and movable gussets. 
Outlined ridges in three groups flare from the waistline up to 
within about three inches of the turnover. At the right are 
holes for the attachment of a lance rest. The back is formed of 
three plates; a lower one extends well under the arms, and 
riveted over this is a fluted, oblong plate which fits over the 
shoulder blades and extends well down towards the waistline. 
The third plate forms the waistline, and extends two inches 
above it, where it is attached to the upper plate. 


Taces of four plates are present, adorned with groups of 
ridges. The tassets also are formed of four plates, fluted, and 
having a plain band following the contour of the lightly roped 
edge. The right tassets are modern but very well-made to 
match those on the left, which bear a quartered shield, the 
mark of the arsenal of Zurich, and also near by an unidentified 
semi-circular mark. 


The cuisses are ridged horizontally for several inches, and 
the upper edge is roped, and followed by a row of steel rivets. 


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PLATE II 
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Below this section the ridges run lengthwise, not grouped but 
at regular intervals. The genouilléres consist of five plates, 
grooved, and scalloped at the edges; the central plate ending 
in a wing at the outside. The jambs are frontally ridged but 
otherwise plain. The sollerets are of the wide, “bear paw” 
form, the plates ridged and scalloped, the square end finished 
by a heavy roping. 

Both brass and steel rivets are used on the various pieces. 
These, with the roped edges and the outlined ridging, form the 
entire ornamentation of the suit, which, for so sturdily built a 
harness, is unusually graceful. The lines, particularly those of 
the breast- and backplates, the taces, and the tassets, are 
strikingly good. There is none of the exaggeration either in 
form or decoration so often to be met with in suits of the a 
period. 16.1714 | 


From the collection of the Baron de Cosson. 
Shown at Manchester, in the Exhibition of the Royal House 
of Tudor. Plate II 


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= ote eee COMPLETE Sit OF ARMOR About-15z0>>" 

ff se dal German 

ai A Maximilan-suit-of bright steel elaborately fluted and finely 
engraved. Though-some-parts-areoldythe-suit-is-largely.med- 
ern, the new. picces...conforming»to~thedesign’ of the old“and 

being.-exceedingly well thade-” 

C geome? Thevhelitet-is~ any armet with low comb, bellows visor, and, 


at the back, three laminated neckplates / bbe gorget Consists of 
four plates, the pauldrons of seveny hese come. well.forward, 


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wee unusually..small:Fhe~urder-arni plates are™separate~ pieces, 


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and the left one is enlarged to. form.a-heart guard. ‘Rere- and pe Friar 


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and the entire body atmor fastens at the left, the two sets of 
hole and/button rivéts making it possible to adapt thé size toy 
that of the wearet. Four plates of widely splayed/taces are 
present, and four of tassets. 


The cuisses are formed in two plates, a short one above, on 
which the ridges and etched bands run crosswise. Four plates 
make up the genouilléres, the central one ending in a wing at 
the outside. The jambs are not fluted, but a wider band of 
engraving follows the frontal ridge. Sollerets of the “bear 
paw” type, with three small, laminated: plates at the ankles, 
finish the suit. 


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The ornamentation consists of flutings which cover all parts 
except the sides of the skull and the jambs. Every third space 
between the well-defined ridges is acid-etched on a stippled 
ground, with a design which, on the original pieces, is probably 
the work of Koloman Colman. A design almost identical is to 
be found on the left jamb of a composite German suit in The 
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Roped edges occur on the bevor, _, 
the pauldrons, cuffs, tassets, cuisses and coudiéres, these latter 

having also three bands of fine roping across their central part. 


the smaller plates are cut in scallops at the edges. 16.1898 
From the Jeffry-Whitehead collection. 
| From the Macomber collection. Plate I 


A4. ARMOR FOR MAN AND HORSE = About 1535 


German 


The rider’s suit is complete, composed, and with the black 
decoration restored. The horse armor lacks some parts. 


The helmet is an armet with well-modeled timbre, low, roped 
crest, and acutely pointed visor and ventail, both perforated 
at either side with round breathing apertures. The lower edge 
of the affixed neckplate is roped. 


The colletin has two laminated neckplates attached at the 
upper part. The only decorations on the colletin consist of 
slight indentations at the edge of the lower neckplate and of 


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PLATE III 
MOUNTED SUIT, GERMAN, ABOUT 1$35 





the colletin proper, and of a narrow, depressed black band 
whose contour repeats the indentation. 


The breastplate is almost globose, and is only slightly 
ridged frontally. Its upper edge is heavily roped. The axil 
plates are separate. The lance rest which folds upward is 
embellished with roping and is set on a heavy, crescent- 
shaped base. Taces of four plates are present. These are 
ornamented by three roped bands which are continued down 
the tassets, also of four plates. The backplate is finished at 
the upper edge with a loose, wide roping while on the garde 
de rein, the roped edge is fine and small. Further ornamenta- 
tion on breast and back consists of depressed black bands 
following the contour of the edges. 


The shoulder and upper-arm defences are formed of three 
plates with an extra tilting guard riveted to the uppermost 
plate of each arm, the larger guard being on the left side. The 
coudiére has, besides the roped edge and the usual banding of 
black, a roped central ridge with three, narrow, converging 
file-lined ridges at either side. The glove gauntlets have 
scalloped finger plates, high, roped knuckle ridges, and are 
finished by the black band and roped edge. 


The cuisses are formed of two plates. The edge of the small 
upper plate is roped and further embellished by a second band 
of roping barely suggested by elliptical cuts on a rounded ridge. 
The long plate of the cuisses is also heavily roped and similarly 
banded. Three converging lines of roping run down this plate 
and are continued on the three plates of the knee defence. 
The wing of the genouillére and the lowest knee plate (which 
is restored) are also roped and banded with black. The 
jambs are well shaped and plain except for a very narrow 
roping at the upper and lower edges. The sollerets are of the 
“duck bill” type. The spurs have a five inch shank of plain 
steel and twenty-pointed rowels. 

The horse armor is of the period and has, for the most part, 
the same type of ornamentation as the rider’s harness. The 
chanfron is the wide-faced form of the period with ear defences 
complete, and with a large, hexagonally fluted rondelle afixed 


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at the upper part. The crinet consists of nine plates, the upper 
one attached to the chanfron. It has the usual black banding 
and roped edge. A large neck covering of riveted chain mail 
extends well down over the chest, leaving no unprotected part 
between crinet and peytrel. 


The peytrel is splayed out near its lower edge which is rolled 
from the outside under, and is followed by the familiar de- 
pressed black band studded at wide intervals by bright steel 
rivets. The crupper consists of lateral defences arranged radially 
and flanked by plates ornamented with rows of flamboyant 
perforations which suggest the slashes in landsknecht costume 
of the period. The saddle 1s of plain, bright steel. 


On the stirrups, the ornamentation consists of three radiating 


bands of black between narrow, bright steel ridges. The right - 


stirrup has a roped edge. The left, which is very like it in form, 
lacks the edge, but, like the right stirrup, is ornamented by 
three radiating bands of black between bright steel ridges. The 
bit is of bright steel, with barrel-shaped pieces at either side of 
the mouth bar. The branches are decorated by perforations and 
incised lines. The housing is of crimson velvet, and is largely 
of the period, though with some restorations. 23.1067 


From the Bashford Dean collection. Plate III 


| As. THREE-QUARTER SUIT Middle of XVI Century = 


Swiss 
A landsknecht suit /of bright steel, Oona thal 


consisting of roped-edges-and-wide bordersot- bright:scallops-on.... 


a-depressed black’ area. 


.. The»helmet.is..an..apen burganet, the skull-ridged-longitudi- 
nally and_ transversely, and having’ a--sharp.-apical.-spikes 


Umbril, hinged ear pieces, and one neckplate complete the 
headpiece: {A buffe' of three plates crudely formed, somewhat 
like the visor of a cat-faced burganet, has been adder The 
uppermost plate is pierced with small eye-slits; the middle 
plate has breathing apertures in an annular design at either 


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side; the lowest plate has been cut and bent in about the chin. 


The gorget)consists of three plates centrally ridged, the lowest 
wide to~accommodate the low, square-cut, _breastplate., This 
latter has a median ridge running tow pronounced” point below 
the center. The turnover and gussets are reinforced, and, be- 
sides the scalloped border, are further decorated by a deeply 
incised line, black-filled, below the border. 


Seven plates form the shoulder and the upper arm defences. 
The coudiére has, in addition to the scalloped border, a group 
of rounded ridges across the center. The vambrace covers the 
entire forearm. The gauntlets are of the mitten variety with 
large, roped knuckle ridges and bell cuffs. Rondelles with 
central spikes projecting from a rosette of scallops protect the 
arm pits. 


There are three‘ tace’ plates slightly splayed out, andl seven 
_tassets, | the lowest one formed in a wide curve to cover the 
knee. 16.681 


From the collection of Bashford Dean by exchange. 


A6. PARTIAL SUIT OF ARMOR About 1540 


German 


A composed suit consisting of burganet, two neckplates, 
gorget, espaliers, backplate and breastplate, and a single plate 
of taces, all of bright steel. 


The helmet has a medium high comb, unroped, though all 
the other edges are roped. On the umbril and running from 
front to back of the skull are sunken bands. A wider band fol- 
lows the front edge of the hinged ear pieces and the edge of the 
lowest of the three laminated neckplates. Two neckplates also 
are riveted to the upper edge of the gorget. A band one and 
one-half inches wide, on which bright wave scallops are raised 
against a blackened ground, runs along the lower edge at front 
and back. The espaliers of six plates with sliding rivets are 
decorated in the same manner. A mark, evidently a shield 
with double eagle, is on the visor of the helmet. 


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The breastplate and backplate are from one suit, the work of 
Wolf of Landshut. His poingon occurs at the upper right of the 
breastplate and the initials s. B. are stamped at the upper 
left. The turnover and gussets are strongly roped. The breast- 
plate is globular in form with a slightly projecting tapul and 
movable gussets. Three raised bands converging at the waist- 
line form the decoration. At the right are holes for the attach- 
ment of a lance rest. The backplate, which is beautifully 
formed, has the same banding, and ends, like the breastplate, 
in a square-cut top. The garde de rein continues the raised 
bands and is roped at its lower edge. The original buckles are 
present. 


There are six plates of tassets, bright steel decorated with 
banding similar to that of the gorget and espaliers. 


A suit with a similar breastplate, bearing the same poingon 
but with the initials u. s., is in the collection of the late Philip 
Rhinelander and is at present on exhibition in The Metropolitan 
Museum of Art, New York. 

16.1088, 1089, 1090, logit and Iogta and 16.1867 and 18674 


From the Zschille collection. : 
From the Macomber collection. O by SQ) 


A7. THREE-QUARTER SUIT OF ARMOR 
Middle of XVI Century 


German 
A bright steel suit, undecorated except for roped edges. 


The helmet is a three-combed burganet, very well shaped, 
equipped with hinged ear pieces which are pierced by small 
circles in an annular design. Three groups of double piercings 
occur between the combs. With it is shown a bevor, C18. 

The gorget consists of three plates to which the six plates of 
the espaliers are attached. The breastplate is globose, narrow- 
ing to a small waistline formed of two concave plates, front and 
back. The turnover and gussets are heavily roped. The back- 


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plate is rounded over the shoulders, the edges are roped, and a 
depressed band follows the contour of the top, the gussets, and 
the garde de rein of one plate. Straps at the waistline are at- 
tached by rosette rivets. 


The taces consist of three plates to which are hooked long tas- 
sets of ten plates, strongly curved and fastened by sliding rivets. 


This suit, with a different helmet, came from the Spiller col- 
lection and was exhibited at Manchester in the Exhibition 
of the Royal House of Tudor. Later it was acquired by Mr. 
Frank Gair Macomber. Shown with chain shirt D8 and 
bevor C18. 16.1804 


A8. COMPLETE SUIT OF ARMOR XVI Century 


German 


A German suit of the middle years of the sixteenth century 
with extra pieces for tournament wear. It is of heavy, bright 
steel, ornamented by roped edges, followed by depressed 
bands of black. 


The helmet is an armet with roped comb, long, square-cut 
eye-slits, and an annular design of breathing holes at the right, 
only, of the ventail, which hooks to the chin piece at the right. 
~ A plume holder is present at the base of the skull. 


The arm defences are complete, and an extra guard develop- 
ed in three planes further protects the left side of the head, the 
breast, and the left shoulder. The gauntlets are bell-cuffed. 
The knuckle ridge is roped, and the hands are glove-formed, 
with fingers of small, scale plates. 


The breastplate has a frontal ridge, not prominently develop- 
ed, and is equipped with a folding lance rest. The back- 
plate is ridged over the rounded shoulders. One tace plate, and 
tassets of five plates complete the body armor. There is no 
garde de rein. 

The cuisses consist of two plates; the genouillére has a 
small black-bordered wing at the outside of the central plate. 
The jambs are plain, and the well-jointed sollerets are of the 
“duck bill” type. 


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The suit is mounted on a horse covered with a trapping of 
brocaded stuff and equipped with a Maximilian saddle of 
bright steel with roped edges and the characteristic groups of 
radiating ridges. The frame is covered with red velvet. The 
chanfron is roped, studded by brass rivets, and furnished with 
a brass plume holder. The bits and stirrups, sixteenth century 
forms though not of the style of the suit, are gilded. 16.1946 


From the collection of Bashford Dean by exchange. 


Ag. HALF SUIT OF ARMOR About 1565 
North Italian 


A composed suit of Pisan armor. The helmet is an armet with 
roped, medium comb, long eye-slits in the visor, breathing 
holes in an annular design at the right, only, of the ventail, and 
having three laminated plates attached to the lower part of the 
bevor. The ornamentation consists of bands of engraving, 
depicting dolphins, griffins, and birds on a stippled ground, 
bordered by fine lines alternately black and bright. 


The gorget is plain except for a band of engraving at the 
upper edge. The arm defences consist of pauldrons of seven 
plates, roped and banded with strapwork and trophies, and 
having two circular portrait medallions on the shoulders. 
Reinforcing shoulder guards (16.1644 and a) have been added. 
Rerebraces, coudiéres bordered by strapwork and mythical 
beasts, plain vambraces, and glove gauntlets with roped bell 
cuffs complete the arm coverings. 


The breastplate is a peascod with roped turnover and roped, 
movable gussets. A folding lance rest is attached at the right. 
A band of engraved trophies at the upper part ends in two 
circular portrait medallions, and a similar, narrower band fol- 
lows the contour of the gussets. 


All the edges of the lance rest are banded with strapwork. 
These bands run also about the two plates of taces, and at the 
front of each is a medallion of a lion affronté. The tassets of 


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’ 


ten plates are decorated by pairs of incised lines, and by a 
band of trophies about the lateral and lower edge of the group. 
This band is roped at either side and on the lowest plate runs 
to circles enclosing the familiar portrait medallions. 


Ornate,square,steel buckles with rosette rivets and velvet straps 
attach the tassets to the taces. Shown with chain shirt D3. 


From the collection of the Duc d’Osuna. 16.1816 ° 
‘From the Macomber collection. 


A1io. COMPLETE SUIT OF ARMOR 
Third Quarter of the XVI Century 
North Italian 


A suit of Pisan armor engraved with radiating bands of strap- 
work and trophies of arms. 


The pear-shaped cabasset has a small, apical stem, and, be- 
sides the radiating bands, a row of brass rivets about the base 
of the skull. These fasten the lining of red velvet, whose gold- 
bordered scallops project, beneath the rim. Hinged ear guards, 
formed of four diminishing plates, tie under the chin. 


The gorget is formed of three plates. The arm defences are 
complete, ending in glove gauntlets with bell cuffs. The espa- 
liers have seven plates. These, as well as the rere- and vam- 
braces, the coudiéres and the gauntlets, are engraved with 
bands of trophies and guilloche design. The breastplate is a 
peascod. There are no taces; three plates of tassets are riveted 
to a backing of steel and attached. 


The cuisses, Jambs, the toe caps, and chain mail foot cover- 
ings are modern. (16.1188) 


This suit is mounted on a horse covered with trappings of 
brocatelle of the period. The saddle is of plain bright steel; 
the demi chanfron is roped and ridged from orbits to crown; 
and a depressed band follows the contour of the piece. The ear 
pieces are ridged. The crinet consists of eleven plates outlined 
by roping and a depressed band, and further decorated by 


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brass-headed rivets. The bit is of the period and is formed of 
graceful scrolls of bright steel, with brass bosses and pierced 
ornaments pendant. The stirrups are brass, ornamented with 
scallop shells and a raised pattern of flowers and ferns. The 
spurs are engraved, the sides in a herringbone pattern, the 
rowel neck in a flower and leaf design. The rowel has eight 
blunt points. 16.1188 and 16.1948 


From the collection of Bashford Dean by exchange. 


; Air. COMPLETE SUIT OF ARMOR . 
Latter Half of XVI Century 


An ecrivisse suit of bright steel, in fine condition and of large 
proportions. It is of the type once worn by naval officers, and 
Dr. Bashford Dean is of the opinion that it was originally 
blued or russeted. 


The head piece is an armet, heavy, the comb high, roped, 
and rising from the skull undefined at the base. The ventail is 
pointed and is pierced, at the right only, with many breathing 
holes. A hook fastens it to the bevor at the right. 


Three neckplates are attached to the bevor, the lowest dec- 
orated by a row of steel rivets. 


The arm defences are complete, consisting of espaliers of six 
plates, rerebrace, coudiére of three plates, the rounded elbow 
being adorned with an incised rosette, vambrace, and glove 
gauntlets with slightly belled cuffs. Four small, riveted plates 
at the wrist ensure flexibility. A high, roped band further pro- 
tects the knuckles. 


The breastplate and gorget consist of twelve splinted plates. 
The backplate is formed of nine plates. Two taces are attached 
at the waistline, and to these are strapped the tassets of eight 
plates, the lowest fashioned in a wide curve above the knee. 


The genouilléres, jambs, and sollerets of “duck bill” type have 
been added. 


The decoration of the suit consists of a depressed band form- 


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PLATE IV 
ECRIVISSE SUIT, LATE XVI CENTURY 








ing a line down the edges of the arm pieces and the tassets, and 
of a scroll-formed indentation at the center of the upper edge 
of all plates. 16.1502 


From the collection of the Marquis de Belleval et de Licques. 
From the Macomber collection. 

Displayed at the Loan Exhibition of Armor, The Metropoli- 
tan Museum of Art, IgII. 

Exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Plate IV 


Azz. COMPLETE SUIT OF ARMOR’ XVI Century 
Spanish 


A suit of bright steel, gracefully formed, and with extra pieces 
for reinforcing the left side in tournament fighting. 


The helmet is an armet with a low comb. The visor is ridged, 
frontally, the ridge corded. The ventail is pierced with an an- 
nular design at the right only. Two neckplates are attached 
to the bevor. The only ornamentation consists of two incised 
lines following the contour of the comb, the lower edges of the 
ventail, and the second neckplate. 


The gorget is undecorated. The breastplate is a peascod with 
roped turnover and gussets. The backplate terminates at the | 
waist. Taces of one plate and tassets of four are present, the 
latter outlined by a light roping. 


The shoulders are protected by pauldrons, over which erect, 
reinforcing guards are attached. The right guard is small; the 
left, heavy, larger, and extended to form a heart guard and to 
cover almost the entire upper arm. Rerebraces, coudiéres, and 
an extra reinforcing elbow cop on the left side are present. The 
vambraces entirely encircle the arms. The right gauntlet is of 
the glove form, with a bell cuff. The left, which is half a cen- 
tury earlier in period, is a heavy manifer or main-de-fer with a 
cuff reaching to the elbow. 


The legs are protected by short cuisses, genouilléres of five 
plates, and jambs which only partially encircle the legs. Steel 


<5, 


toe caps are present, a form of defence often used with chain 
mail foot covering in the sixteenth century. 


Except for the few incised lines and roped edges, this suit y 


lacks ornamentation. 16.1511 

From the Macomber collection. Plate V 

A13. HALF SUIT OF ARMOR XVI Century 
German 


A bright steel, partial suit, of Nuremberg make, dating from 
the third quarter of the sixteenth century. 


The helmet is an armet, B20, which has been added, and 
which is described on page 48. It is equipped with hinged ear 
pieces and a pointed umbril. | 


The front and back of the gorget are each formed of three 
plates joined by sliding rivets. The upper plate is roped. The 
pauldrons consist of three plates roped, and with a depressed 
band following the contour of the roped edge. 


The breastplate is of sturdy build, and is sharply keeled 
down the center. The gussets and turnover are rather heavily 
roped, and an incised line below the turnover runs to a point 
at the center. In the space it encloses are the initials s. T., 
crudely incised. These marks are repeated on the backplate, 
which is a well-shaped piece belonging originally to the breast- 
plate and decorated like it by roped edges and an incised line 
crossing the upper area. 


Two taces are present, each having an incised line border. 
Rosette rivets occur in pairs on the lower plate, and formerly 
held the straps by which tassets were attached. 16,1722. 


From the Macomber collection. 4 


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PLATE V 
SUIT, SPANISH, XVI CENTURY 





A14. HALF SUIT OF ARMOR Late XVI Century 


German 


A guard suit of black and white armor. The helmet is a morion 
having embossed on either side of the skull a fleur de lis, an 
emblem of the Virgin to whom the town guard of Munich was 
dedicated. Many of these morions are in existence. 


The gorget consists of three plates, the uppermost roped. 
The breastplate is a peascod, blackened, and ornamented by 
slightly radiating bright bands. The backplate is well shaped; 
the waistline and the garde de rein formed of one plate. The 
decoration is the same as that of the breastplate, and near the 
upper edge a star is incised. 

Espaliers of seven plates are present, blackened, and held to- 
gether by sliding rivets. The rerebrace is embossed with a bright 
fleur de lis. Several of the arm plates are modern. 

There are no taces. Three bright bands down the blackened 
surface of the six tasset plates continue the line of those on the 
breastplate. . 16.690 


From the collection of Bashford Dean by exchange. 


A1s5. THREE-QUARTER SUIT OF ARMOR 
XVI Century 


German 


A late sixteenth century suit ornamented by alternating bands 
of black and bright steel. 


The helmet is a burganet with umbril and a barred visor 
which hooks to the middle of the chin. The skull runs to a long, 
backward-pointing, apical spike. 

Espaliers of six plates, rerebrace, and elbow gauntlets protect 
the arms. The gauntlets are glove-formed. 


The breastplate is a peascod with movable gussets, the edges 
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yy 


roped. An armorer’s mark and the initials u p occur below the 
turnover. One plate of the garde de rein is attached to the back- 
plate. Taces of two plates and cuisses of seven, with a genouil- 
lére of four plates, complete the leg defences. 


The saddle, chanfron, and crinet of the knight’s horse are also 
banded black and white. The chanfron has a bright border 
and bright steel bands running obliquely from the central 
rosette to the ears. The crinet has eleven plates of blackened 
steel and a wide, fluted, bright ridge down the center of all 
plates. 


The bit is russet steel with rolled ends ornamented by scrolls 

and incised lines. The stirrup is bright steel, the bootplate | 

formed in open patterns and decorated with incised lines. 
16.1947 


From the collection of Bashford Dean by exchange. 


Ra 


A16. THREE-QUARTER SUIT OF ARMOR 
Early XVII Century Syd ca. 


German), 


{ 
nt } 


are 
A suit of guard armor, the- einen blackened, eas decoration 


consisting of borders of bright steel on-alleprecéS? Ages of -<-hieee 


The-helmet=ts-a burganet with a low, undeveloped comb, and~ 
movable ear plates. The ventail and bevor-are-in-one-piece _ 
which hooks to the skull at the right. The umbril-is‘a-separate— 
plate, riveted at either end to the skull and capable of bene a 


aised-in the manner of a visor’Two neckplates ave attached, 


their edges and those of the umbril and-ventail-lightly-corded. 
On the-skull-is an incised monogram. 


The gorget consists of two plates, the upper.one.modern. The 


\ breastplate is-a peascod ‘with movable gussets of-bright-steel. * remndall, 


It bears an‘armoret’s mark, A garde de rein is riveted to the 
backplate. Bair: 


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PLATE VI 
PIKEMAN’S ARMOR, ENGLISH, EARLY XVI CENTURY 





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ar Sy 

The/arm defences| are caantariee espaliers of six plates, rere- 
brace, coudiére, vambrace, and ‘glove’ ‘gauntlets with bell cuffs. 
The axils are protected by rondelles suspended from leather 
straps. 


One tace plate is present, splayed out over the hips. The tas- 
sets are formed of severplates. 


‘High boots of black leather (modern) are shown with this suit. 


From the collection of Bashford Dean TO.O5T 


by exchange. © 3 
L 


-A17. PIKEMAN’S ARMOR 1615-1620 
English 


The helmet or “pikeman’s pot” is decorated by well-formed, 
radiating ridges at either side of the skull and, below these, 
a row of bright scallops against a black ground, and two rows 
of brass rivets. The ornamentation of the brim consists of 
similar scallops and rivets, with small perforations between 
the rivets. A bright steel plume holder is affixed at the back 
of the skull. 


The body armor consists of a narrow, high-waisted breast- 
plate and large tassets attached to the splayed-out lower edge 
of the plastron. Both parts are decorated by bands of sunken 
chevrons on a black ground, bright steel borders, patterns of 
file-lined ridges, and steel rivets. At either side the plastron, a 
large hook and staple appear, and similar hooks and staples 
attach the tassets to the breastplate. 23.1063 and 23.1064 


Helmet, height 914 inches. Front to back 1514 inches. 
Breastplate, length 1514 inches, width 14 inches. 
Tassets, length 13 inches, width 1234 inches. Plate VI 


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HELMETS AND 
PARTS OF HELMETS 





SECTION B 











PLATE VII 
HELMETS, XIV AND XV CENTURIES 


HELMETS AND PARTS 
OF HELMETS 


Bi. BASCINET Italian XIV Century 


A very rare helmet of the high, conical form to be seen on the 
monumental effigies of the fourteenth century. Its borders are 
perforated for the attachment of a lining and for the vervelles 
oF loops from which hung the collar of mail. The visor, hung 
rom above by median crochets, is short, frontally ridged and 
slit across by a narrow eye-slit protected by thin, projecting 
lips of metal. The visor is authentic and of the same period 
though it did not originally belong to this helmet. Both are 
from an ancient arsenal on an Eastern Mediterranean island. 


With this helmet are shown a chain mail hauberk D1 anda 
sword E3, both of the period. 23.1065, 23.1065a and 23.10656 


Height 11% inches. Plates VII and XIX 
B2. CHAPEL DE FER About 1450 
Italian 


This helmet is of Spanish form with a low comb, a brim with 
drooping sides, and straight triangular ends. Brim and skull are 
circled by a row of steel rivets flat-headed and with fluted sides. — 
The helmet is of light weight, the workmanship excellent. On 
either side of the skull are the marks of Tomaso Missaglia. 


Height 9 inches. Front to back 141% inches. 16.1565 
From the Macomber collection. feel 

4 Plate VII 
B3. ARMET A RONDELLE About 1480 


North Italian 


This armet is pictured in Sir Guy Laking’s Record of European 
Armour and Arms where it is listed as “Italian or possibly 


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Spanish.” It is of bright steel finely formed, with a slightly 
fluted rondelle. Around the base of the skull is riveted a thin 
strip of steel. This formerly held in place a leather strip be- 
neath it, to which the camail was sewn. The breathing holes 
occur only on the right side of the sharply keeled ventail. On 
several of the rivet heads of the metal strip are stamped an 
irregular pattern and six dots. 16.1551 


Height 1114 inches. Front to back 16% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. & Plate VII 


B4. CHAPEL DE FER About 1460 


Italian 


Of polished iron, fine in form, and of one piece, slightly ridged 
down the center. The weight is twelve and a half pounds. This 
unusual weight was required for siege purposes; such helmets 
were worn by the men who attempted to scale the walls of an 
armed town. 16.1919 


Height 634 inches. Front to back 12 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


Bs. MORION-CABASSET XVI Century 


Italian 


A plain bright steel helmet, ridged at front and back, and at 
the sides as well, and having a long, recurved, apical stem. The 
brim is typically that of a morion, sweeping in curve and run- 
ning to pronounced points at either end. The edge is lightly 
roped, and at the base of the skull in the rear are holes for the 
attachment of a plume holder. Shown with C12, D2, and D14. 


Height 113% inches. Front to back 16 inches. 16.26 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XI 


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B6. TILTING HELMET XVI Century 
English 


The helmet proper, consisting of bowl and ventail, was found 
in Bowden Church, Cheshire, its slight comb pierced for at- 
tachment as a votive offering. In 1852 it came into the hands 
of James Drew of Manchester, and then into the possession of 
Mr. Whawell. The barred visor of russet steel is of the same 
period. It was bought at the Christian Hammer sale in Cologne. 
The neckplates are modern, beautifully made, roped, and at- 
tached with steel-headed rivets. 16,1084 


Height 1214 inches. Front to back 123 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


B7. MORION-CABASSET XVI Century 
North Italian 


The skull is high, sub-conical, and bears a short, recurved stem 
at the apex. The brim is swooping, up-pointed at either end. 
A row of brass-headed rivets follows the base of the skull, and 
there is a shield-shaped plume holder of brass at the rear. 


The decoration consists of four panels of etching, each en- 
closing a medallion engraved with a warrior’s head. The ground 
between is etched with horsemen, animals, and scrolls. The 
surface is heavily russeted and gilded. The edge of the brim is 
roped. 16.1085 


Height 1034 inches. Front to back 1334 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


B8. BURGANET Italian XVI Century 


A helmet of unusually graceful form and excellent finish. It is 
of bright steel, undecorated except for a finely roped edge, and 
roping on the hinged ear pieces ending in scrolls, and for a 
narrow ridge between two small grooves, following the entire 
edge. The crest rises, undefined at its base, from the bowl in a 


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classic, backward-sweeping curve. Three small plates attached 


to the ear pieces protect the chin. 16.1086 
Height 12 inches. Front to back 12% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate VIII 
Bg. ARMET Early XVI Century 


North German 


A very fine Maximilian armet with bellows visor of one piece, 
five-pointed and with rectangular slits for breathing purposes. 
The visor is attached to the skull by a rosette rivet at either 
side. The skull has a low, roped comb, and is fluted, the ridges 
running parallel to the comb. At the back a colletin of movable, 
fluted plates is attached. On the lower of these is the mark 
KXR. 16.1855 


Height 12 inches. Front to back 12% inches. 


From the Drummond collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate IX 


gs! 


Brio. EAR PIECES OF A HELMET XVI Century 
German 
Of bright steel studded with brass rivets. One neckplate is 
present. A fluted, triangular projection extends from the upper 
edge of each piece. The borders are raised bands traced by 
grooves. A pierced brass rosette of fine design is riveted in the 
center of each piece and the perforations for hearing form an 
annular design about the rosette. These pieces were bought by 
Dr. Bashford Dean in Paris in 1891 and presented to his friend, 
Mr. Macomber. 16.1530 and 16.15304 


Height 776 inches. Front to back 5% inches. 


Bir. CASQUETELLE Early XVI Century 
German 

A beautifully formed helmet of bright steel with flutings radi- 

ating from the ends of the umbril up to the ridges which follow 


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PLATE, VIIL 
BURGANETS AND CASQUETELLES, EARLY XVI CENTURY 


the low comb. The hinged ear pieces are shell-shaped, and 
flutings radiate from a square tab at the base of each. Single 
incised lines run between the flutings, and two follow the line of 
the comb. At the rear four laminated neckplates are attached. 


Height 9% inches. Front to back 1034 inches. 16.1642 
From the Macomber collection. Plate VIII 
B12. ARMET English Early XVI Century 


A heavy, closed helmet of iron with its original coat of brown- 
ish paint. It is formed as a man’s head, the visor bearing a 
grotesque face with long eye-slits and a grinning mouth formed 
of eleven short vertical slashes. At the back of the neck are 
three laminated plates. 16.1646 


Height 10% inches. Front to back 101% inches. 
From the Thill collection. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate X 
B13. JOUSTING HELMET Early XVI Century 
German 


Of burganet form with heavy, rounded skull and a slight comb, 
hardly more than a ridge. A large umbril is present with three 
thin-edged bars. The bevor fastens at the side by means of a 
hook, the shank of which remains. The back of the neck is pro- 
tected by three laminated plates. The only ornamentation 
consists of two incised lines across the bevor. 16.1649 


Height 10 inches. Front to back 12% inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate VIII 


B14. CASQUETELLE German Early XVI Century 


A gracefully formed headpiece with lightly roped, low comb, 
and roped edges. The front ofthe skull is reinforced with a 
plate fastened at the sides by the same rosette rivets that hold 


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the umbril in place. The ear pieces are hinged, pierced with 
five holes in a square design, and pierced also at the edges. The 
line of perforations continues along the edge of the lower of the 


two neckplates at the rear. 16.1650 
Height 934 inches. Front to back 11% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate VIII 
Bis ARNE German XVI Century 


A very fine Maximilian helmet with bellows visor. The comb 
is low and is roped. The entire skull is fluted with outlined 
ridges running parallel to the comb. The visor is pierced with a 
row of vertical slits above which are small circular perforations. 
Three fluted, laminated plates protect the back of the neck. A 
depressed band follows the lower edge. A plume holder deco- 
rated by spirally incised lines is present at the base of the skull. 


Shown with breastplate C6. 16.1651 
Height 11% inches. Front to back 1334 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate IX 
B16. BURGANET North Italian XVI Century 


An open casque of classic form, with high, backward-sweeping 
crest and pointed umbril of one piece with the skull. The 
hinged ear pieces are in two planes continuing the line of the 
neck at the lower part. The ornamentation is typically of the 
Pisan school of the latter half of the sixteenth century. All the 
edges are narrowly roped, and a strapwork band follows the 
base of the comb, flaring out to the sides near the front and 
leaving a wide area of engraved trophies of arms. The comb is 
similarly engraved, and another widened space of engraving 
is present at the base of the skull. A large medallion of masks, 
serpents, and chimeras, their tails extending into border scrolls, 
occupies each side of the skull. On each ear piece is a rosette- 
shaped medallion of conventional leaf scrolls on a stippled 
ground, with an annular design of perforations at the center. 


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PLATE IX 
MAXIMILIAN ARMETS, XVI CENTURY 


B15 





A row of rosette rivets circles the skull. Shown with buffe 
B 44 and breastplate C Io. 16.1653 


Height 11% inches. Front to back 1334 inches. 


From the collection of the Duc d’Osuna. 

From the Brett collection. 

From the Macomber collection. 

Exhibited at Manchester in the Exhibition of the Royal House 
of Tudor. 


B17. MORION-CABASSET About 1550 
French 


Bright steel helmet, pear-shaped, and having a short, recurved, 
apical stem. The brim is swooping, with sharply upcurved 
pointed ends at front and rear. The entire surface of the skull 
is engraved with strapwork medallions enclosing cupids, 
armed warriors, horsemen, and trophies of arms. The engrav- 
ing is especially remarkable for clear-cut line and excellent 
drawing of figures. | 

The brim is engraved with scrolls and smaller medallions, each 
displaying a flower. The edge is finely roped. 16.1805 


Height 12 inches. Tip to tip 141% inches. 


From the Brett collection. 
From the Seymour Lucas collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XI 


B18. BURGANET About 1540 
Swiss or South German 

Plain bright steel helmet, with large, rounded skull, high comb 

not roped. The hinged ear pieces are pierced with an annular 

design of small circles. The edges of the umbril and the neck are 

turned from the inside outward. At the back is one riveted 

neckplate. There is no mark. 16.1864 

Height 1234 inches. Front to back 13 inches. 

From an old house in Glastonbury, Wilts. 

From the Macomber collection. 


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Big. ARMET German About 1545 


A bright steel helmet of fine quality, the comb beautifully 
modeled and rising without a perceptible base from the skull. 
The ventail is pierced, at the right only, with lengthwise 
piercings, and is fastened to the bevor by an acorn-shaped 
catch. Two gorget plates are present. 


The decoration consists of broad bands of finely interlaced 
scrolls and angular designs engraved and gilded in the manner 
of Peter Floetner. The comb and the lower neckplate are 
roped. A chased, coppergilt plume holder is riveted to the base 
of the skull. 16.1531 


Height 1234 inches. Front to back 131% inches. 


From the Zschille collection. 

From the Macomber collection. 

Exhibited at the World’s Columbian Exposition, at the Loan 
Exhibition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and at the 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Plate X 


B20. ARMET German XVI Century 


A headpiece of the middle of the sixteenth century, of bright 
steel and having a low, roped comb, a pointed visor and ven- 
tail, the latter pierced on both sides with long and round pierc- 
ings. The bevor has a roped upper edge, and is hooked to the 
skull at the right. The projection for raising the visor is orna- 
mented with spirally incised lines and finished with a rosette 
button. Pairs of circular perforations occur on either side of the 
comb, around the skull at its greatest circumference, and at its 
base. Three laminated neckplates, front and back, form a 
gorget. Shown with a half suit of armor A 13. 16.1896 


Height 13% inches. Front to back 13% inches. 


From the Brett collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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PLATE X 
CLOSED HELMETS, XVI CENTURY 





B21. ARMET Latter Half of XVI Century 
French 


A heavy helmet, of russet steel gilded over its entire surface. 
Both sides of the pointed visor are pierced with an annular 
design. The catches of the visor and bevor are rosette-formed. 
The comb is one and a half inches in height. At the base of the 
skull is a pierced plume holder. 

With this is the colletin, C 24, of the suit to which both belonged. 
Height 13 inches. Front to back 13 inches. 16.1787 


From the Macomber collection. 


B22. MASK German XVI Century 


A mask of iron embossed as a human face. It is much worn, the 
surface entirely gone. This form of face covering is said to have 
been part of an executioner’s equipment. 16.1838 
Height 8% inches. Front to back 534 inches. 

From the Spiller collection. 

From the Macomber collection. 


B23. CABASSET Spanish XVI Century 


Bright and depressed black bands alternate, radiating from 
the apex. A row of brass rosettes studs the bright band about 
the base of the skull. The armorer’s mark is two hounds run- 
ning and another device below. The helmet is well formed, of 
one piece; a very small, flattened, apical stem is present. 

Height 101% inches. Front to back 834 inches. 16.1931 


From the Macomber collection. Pie) 


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B24. ARMET German XVI Century 


The high, backward-sweeping comb is slightly roped, and is 
pierced with two holes. The visor is bipartite and is broken at 
the center of the wide ocularium. The lower, projecting half of 
the visor has a row of lengthwise piercings widening at the 
center. These perforations are repeated in three rows on the 
pointed ventail, on the right side only. On the left the perfora- 
tions are round, and form a small annular design. Two incised 
lines follow the base of the comb and the upper side of the 


ocularium. 16.1932 
Height 934 inches. Front to back 12 inches. 

From the Zschille collection. Plate X 
B25. BURGANET Italian XVI Century 


A bright steel helmet, the skull pear-shaped and having the 
apical stem of a cabasset. Except for the hinged ear plates, it 1s 
formed of one piece. At the front is a slightly roped umbril, and 
the neck protection at the rear is roped. A row of steel rivets 
encircles the base of the skull. Two armorer’s marks are 


present. 16.1950 
Height 934 inches. Front to back 12 inches. SR ‘Op 
From the Macomber collection. 


B26. CABASSET Italian 1570 


A bright steel helmet, ornamented only by a row of flat, brass 
rosette rivets about the base of the skull. The armorer’s mark 


is a shield surmounted by a crown. . 19.56 
Height 714 inches. Front to back 10% inches. Us 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. 
B27. MORION Swiss About 1575 


Blackened steel with bright, finely roped edge, low skull, with 
deeply swooping brim, and a comb of medium height. On 
either side of the skull is a raised design of bright steel some- 


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B 30 





PA eb 
OPEN HELMETS, XVI CENTURY 





what resembling a fleur de lis. A row of brass rivets, rosette- 
formed, encircles the skull at its base. An awkward form and 
of mediocre construction. 19.57 


Height to inches. Front to back 141% inches. 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


B28. CABASSET Italian 1575 


This helmet has a very slight apical peak. It is decorated with 
typical Pisan banding of trophies of arms and chimeras in 
strapwork borders. A row of flower-shaped brass rivets encircles 


the base of the timbre. 28.1072 
Height 734 inches. Front to back 105 inches. 
B29. MORION Spanish About 1580 


The skull piece is formed of two halves joined down the top of 

the comb, which is three and one-quarter inches high. The brim 

is swooping, and is edged with a narrow roping. The surface of 

this headpiece is bright steel, deeply etched, the comb with 

foliated scrolls and a circular medallion on which appears a wild 

boar under an oak; the skull with five arch-shaped panels con- 

taining interlaced floral scrolls; the brim with leaf patterns. The 

panels, the medallion, and the brim, all have finely etched strap- 

work borders. The comb is finished with a narrow roping. 16.1808 

Height 1234 inches. Tip to tip 15 inches. 

From the Brett collection. 

From the Spiller collection. 

From the Macomber collection. 

Displayed at Manchester in the Exhibition of the Royal House 
of Tudor. Plate XI 


B30. MORION German Saxon About 1585 


Of russet steel with a medium high comb. One of the well- 
known helmets of the guard of the Electors of Saxony, deco- 
rated with engraved and gilded bands about the edges and 
radiating from circular medallions on the comb and on either 
face of the skull. Those on the comb contain the coat of arms 


Le! 


of the Elector of Saxony, and the medallions of the skull show 
Marcus Curtius satisfying the Roman oracle’s demand for 
Rome’s greatest treasure by riding fully armed into the chasm 
in the Forum, and Mucius Scaevola holding his hand in the 
flame to prove to the Roman emperor his contempt for death. 


Gilded rivets in the form of lions’ heads, with rings in their 
mouths, finish the lower edge of the skull. The rim is roped. 


Morions of this sort are fairly numerous in the great collec- 
tions of both Europe and America. 


They were worn during the last quarter of the sixteenth cen- 
tury and the first twenty years of the seventeenth. They differ 
somewhat in the position of the medallions and in the forms 
of the rivets. The earlier are the finer in shape and workman- 
ship. This morion is of the earlier period, and, except that the 
plume holder is missing, is in excellent condition. Much of the 
original gilding remains. 16.1516 


Height 1056 inches. Front to back 1314 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Le Ks) Plate XI 


B31. CABASSET Italian Late XVI Century 


Of first quality both in design and in workmanship. This hel- 
met is Spanish in form, of bright steel, and decorated with 
bands of finely chased foliated scrolls and figures of classic 
warriors radiating from the leaf ornament at the apex. A hori- 
zontal, sunken band at the base is chased with graceful flower 
patterns loosely formed in scrolls and studded with brass 
rivets. The brim, too, is chased with leaf scrolls on a gilded 
ground and the finely roped edge is outlined by steel-headed _- 
rivets. 16.1547 


Height 9% inches. Front to back 1134 inches. 


From the Marquis de Rossi collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 
Displayed in The Metropolitan Museum, 1911. FRONTISPIECE 


§2 


B 32. CABASSET Italian End of XVI Century 


A helmet of Milanese make, engraved with bands of trophies 
of arms and strapwork. Between are four oval medallions of 
classical figures on a gilt ground. About the base of the skull is 
a row of brass-headed rivets. 16.1525 


Height 836 inches. Front to back 105 inches. 


From the Brett collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


B 33. BURGANET Italian End of XVI Century 


A helmet of the civic guards of Bologna. The ground is black- 
ened, and three sunken bands of bright steel follow the curve 
of the skull, running parallel to the high, roped comb. Roping 
on a band of bright steel forms all the edges and runs into a 
scroll with the ends of two sunken bands on the hinged ear 
pieces. On each side of the skull near the comb are the arms of 
Bologna on a vesica-shaped shield. 


A chapel de fer, depicted in the Baron de Cosson’s Catalogue 
of Ancient Helmets and Examples of Mail and now in the 
Keasbey collection, bears the arms of Bologna similarly placed 
on vesica-shaped shields. The present helmet seems to be of a 
somewhat later period. 16.891 


Height 11% inches. Front to back 121% inches. 
From the Macomber collection..: 


B 34. MORION German About 1600 


The skull is low, the comb of medium height, the shape some- 
what ungraceful but a good example of the late and less ex- 
cellent period of the morion. It is blackened and ornamented 
with bands of bright steel following the curve of the comb. On 
each side of the skull is an eight-armed Maltese cross in a 
circle which is itself surrounded by a circular, roped pattern. 


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The edge of the curved brim is turned over from the inside and 
crudely roped. The two halves of the skull are joined together 
at the comb. 16.1080 


Height 1156 inches. Front to back 14 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


B35. CHAPEL DE FER XVII Century 
German 

A blackened iron siege helmet, formed of two pieces welded 

at the center to form a very slight ridge. 16.1839 


Height 87 inches. Front to back 15 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


B36.STEEL CAP English —-XVIT Century 


A lining for a hat, of plain bright steel, and having one hole at 
each side and at back and front for attachment. 16.1641 


Height 31% inches. Front to back 81% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


B37. HELMET French XVII Century 


A russet iron helmet resembling a jockey’s cap. The skull is 
formed of two pieces welded together along the comb, which is 
low and rounding. A pointed plate is riveted to the rear as a 
neck guard. At the front is a wide umbril from which a slender, 
rounded triple bar depends. The umbril is modern. 16.1837 


Height 13 inches. Front to back 8% inches. 


From the Brett collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


B 38. BURGANET Italian XVII Century 


An open burganet, the ear pieces missing. The comb and the 
edges are roped. A depressed band follows the lower edge. A 
row of brass rivets, rosette-formed, encircles the lower part of 


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the skull. The surface is entirely gone, and the comb has been 
mended. This helmet was found near Lake Trasimene in 
Umbria near Perugia. 16.1841 


Height 91% inches. Front to back 15 inches. 


From the collection of the Misses Williams. 
From the Macomber collection. 


B39. CLOSED HELMET About 1630 
English 
The patine of this helmet is entirely gone, and it has been 
mended along the comb and on the neckplate. The comb is very 
low, the visor has long, wide eye-slits, the ventail is pierced at 
either side with wide, perpendicular slits. On the left side, 
there are also two smaller oblique slits. The neckplate is 
studded with rivets and has a depressed border. 93.1071 


Height 11% inches. Front to back 11 inches. 


B4o. HAT LINING OF STEEL XVII Century 
A plain, bright steel, skull-shaped lining for a cavalier’s hat. 
At sides, back, and front it is pierced for attachment. 16.1895 
Height 4 inches. Front to back 8 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 


B41. SPIDER HELMET XVII Century 
French 


Of blackened steel, consisting of a skull piece, straight umbril, 
and a framework of steel bars running from a band about the 
base of the skull up to an apical plate. Depending from the band 
are ten spider-like face defenses of blackened steel which can be 
bent upward and locked under the apical plate. Three of the 
spider legs are modern. 21.1258 
Height, without legs, 634 inches. Front to back 114 inches. 
From the Pierre Lorillard Ronalds collection. 

From the Macomber collection. 


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Baz. HELMET AND COLLETIN XVII Century 
French? 


A bright steel helmet of burganet type, put together along the 
line of the low comb. The visor has a pointed umbril to which 
are attached seven wide, centrally fluted bars of widely convex 
form which, at their lower end, are attached to the upper edge 
of the bevor. There are annular piercings at the side. A plume 
holder is present. 


The colletin belonged originally to the helmet and is unusually 
high for the period. The lowest plate is decorated by three 
rounding ridges following the edge. 


This helmet, with its colletin, has been arranged as a church 
piece, meant to be fastened to a perch above a tomb. It was 
originally a service piece, stoutly built. 21,1259 


Height 16 inches. Front to back 13% inches. 


From the collection of the Baron de Lery. 
From the Macomber collection. 


B43. CASQUE North Indian XVII Century 


Bright steel “watered” or Damascus, with russet border. The 
bowl is somewhat flattened, and is bordered by a wide band of 
gold damascening in a pattern of flowers and leaves. An apical 
ornament bearing a design chiseled in relief is present. At the 
front, a movable nasal and two plume holders are affixed, the 
nasal damascened with a design of leaves and flowers. 


A fine camail is attached to the edge of the skull, in which rows 
of latten and steel links alternate in a zigzag pattern. These 
links are butted. 19.62 


Height of skull 334 inches. 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


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B44. BUFFE North Italian XVI Century 


Bright steel, consisting of five plates. The visor is pointed at 
the upper edge, to meet the umbril of a burganet. The ocu- 
larium is formed of vertical slits across the entire width of the 
visor. The ventail is pierced with an annular design at the 
right only. The bevor is plain and is very well shaped. Visor 
and ventail are roped, and ornamented, like the two neck- 
plates, with etched bands of strapwork and trophies. Shown 
with B16 and Cro. 16.1930 


Height 10 inches. Width 83 inches, 


From the Macomber collection. 


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BODY ARMOR, 
REINFORCING PIECES, 
ESPALIERS, REREBRACES, 
VAMBRACES, GAUNTLETS, 
AND JAMBS 





SECTION C 











PLATE XII 
BREASTPLATES, XV CENTURY 


BODY ARMOR 


C1, BREASTPLATE AND TACES XV Century 


Italian 


Plain bright steel, having a central ridge, triangular turnover 
and gussets, and with two plates of the taces present. The side 
straps are fastened by brass rosettes. A well-formed breast- 
plate in excellent condition. 19.63 


Height (including taces) 16 inches. 


From the Citadel of the Island of Rhodes. 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. Plate XII 


C2. BREASTPLATE Italian XV Century 


A Gothic. breastplate of bright steel, formed of two plates, 
centrally ridged. The turnover and gussets are triangular. The 
placcate is triangular, decorated with four single ridges follow- 
ing its upper line. The finial is formed as a fleur de lis. This 
breastplate is elegant in form, graceful, rather long, and taper- 
ing to a slender waist. The taces are of three plates. An armor- 


er’s mark is present. 16.1720 
Height 18 inches. Greatest width 1334 inches. {) 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XII 


C3. BREASTPLATE Italian Late XV Century 


Of the Spanish Gothic type but with an armorer’s mark prob- 
ably Italian. It is well made, of clear bright steel, and has a 
slight median ridge. At the right are irons for the support of 
the lance rest. The gussets and turnover are triangular and 


strongly reinforced. 16.1566 
Height 15 inches. Width 135 inches. we 
From the Baron de Cosson collection. t : 
From the Zschille collection. ae 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XII 
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C4. BREASTPLATE Italian Late XV Century 


A Gothic breastplate of bright steel sturdily formed, and with 
clear, fan ridging in three lines following the curve of the gus- 
sets and the upper edge of the V shaped placcate. This type of 
breastplate, articulating on a central pivot and thereby allow- 
ing greater freedom of shoulder movement, was a character- 
istic form in the last quarter of the fifteenth century. 


The turnover and gussets are triangular and are strongly 
made. Three plates of taces are present, ridged frontally to 
conform to the slight ridge of the placcate. Here, and where 
rivets hold the taces together, the upper edge of each plate 
rises to a point. Two single ridges run diagonally across the 
lowest plate of the taces. 16.29 


Height 20% inches. Width 14 inches. 


From the Lucas collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XII 


C5. BREASTPLATE Early XVI Century 


A breastplate of bright steel with roped edges and running toa 
pronounced, protruding point or tapul just below the center. 


Height 1234 inches. Width 1034 inches. 16.684 


From the collection of the Marquis de Belleval et de Licques. 
From the Macomber collection. 


C6. BREASTPLATE AND BACKPLATE 

XVI Century 

German 

Maximilian armor. In the Spiller collection, these two pieces 
formed part of a three-quarter suit, composed. The breastplate 
has a strong, triangular turnover, and roped, laminated gus- 
sets. The vertical fluting, with which it 1s ornamented, is not 
sharply defined. It runs in a band across the center of the 
breastplate. 


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The backplate has narrower, slightly converging, outlined 
ridges running from the upper edge to the garde de rein of 
one plate. Taces, consisting of three plates, are present. 


The Maximilian armet, B15, is now exhibited with these pieces. 
From turnover to lower edge of taces the measurement is 
eighteen inches. 16.1640 and 16.16404 


From the Spiller collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


C7. BREASTPLATE German XVI Century 


A breastplate of bright steel with roped turnover and roped, 
movable gussets. The frontal ridge runs to a pronounced point 


below the middle. 


It is engraved with a rayed sun at the upper right, and with 
a knight kneeling before Christ on the cross. A wide, depressed 
area at the top runs to a point at the center. In this area are the 
Nuremberg poingon and an armorer’s mark. 16.1647 


Height 12 inches. Greatest width 1334 inches. 
From the collection of the late Director of the 
Porte de Hals, Brussels. Me 


From the Macomber collection. 


C8. BREASTPLATE Middle of XVI Century 


German 


Peascod in form and having three splinted plates at the lower 
part. The steel is russeted and decorated with bands of en- 
graved strapwork on a gilded ground, in the manner of Peter 
von Speier. It is pierced between the bands with lines of small 
holes. This breastplate bears the mark of the Constantinople 
armory, but as the workmanship is probably of Augsburg, it 


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was, no doubt, brought home by the Turks as spoil of war. 
One gusset is modern. 16.1521 


Height 153 inches. Width 137 inches. 


From the Kevorkian collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 
Displayed in 1911 Loan Exhibition, ’ 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. AL 


Cg. BREASTPLATE AND BACKPLATE XVI Century 
French 


Of bright steel in polichinelle form. The back is composed of 
three plates, and a portion of a standing collar remains. Two 
of the backplates are hinged to a central one and fastened with 
brass rivets. The only ornamentation consists of two incised 
lines which follow the edges. The impression of proof by bullet 
is present but no armorer’s mark. 16.683 


Back 1734 inches long. Front 15 inches. 
From the Zschille collection. 


Cro. BREASTPLATE About 1550 
North Italian 


A well-formed peascod of bright, clear steel, its surface etched 
below the heavily roped turnover with a curving band of 
trophies of arms and mythical beasts. The lower part of this 
band is strap-edged, with two circular medallions at the 
center showing heads of a man and a woman. The movable 
gussets are finely roped, and have each a narrow strapwork 
band following the roping. Three radiating bands of etching on 
a stippled ground ornament the rest of the breastplate. Traces 
of gilding are still to be seen in the channels of the etching. 
Shown with tilting helmet B16 and buffe B 44. 16.1654 


Height 1514 inches. Greatest width 13% inches. 


From the Brett collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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C12 





PLATE XIII 


BREASTPLATE AND BACKPLATE, POLICHINELLE FORM 
ITALIAN, LATE XVI CENTURY 





C11. BREASTPLATE AND BACKPLATE 1550-1570 


Pisan 


The decoration of etched, radiating bands, trophies, guilloche 
design of strapwork, and two circular medallions at the upper 
part, mark these pieces as belonging to the Pisan school of the 
second half of the sixteenth century. Both are sturdily formed, 
the breastplate being of peascod type. The backplate is cut 
square at the top, and the original buckles are present. These 
pieces have been cleaned with more conscience than care, 
especially the breastplate, and the etching is somewhat 
fatigued. 16.1792 and 16.1823 


Breastplate 14 inches high; 1334 inches wide. 
Backplate 141% inches high; 13% inches wide. 


From the Macomber collection. 


Cre. BREASTPLATE AND BACKPLATE 

Late XVI Century 

Italian 

The backplate is doubly hinged to the breastplate, which opens 
down the center after the style of the peascod doublet of the 
late sixteenth century. It is fastened in front by a small hook 
and eye catch, and has, applied down one edge of the join, a 
series of brass-headed rivets in imitation of buttons. The steel 
is undecorated, its surface brightened. An upstanding collar 
with a rolled edge finishes the neck. Shown with Bs, D2, Drq. 


Front height 1734 inches. Back height 1834 inches. 16.1721 


From the collection of the Marquis de Rossi. Plate XIII 
From the Macomber collection. 


C13. PAGE’S CORSELET 1750 
Prussian 
A small, barrel-shaped corselet of blackened metal. The front 


has a well-defined frontal ridge, and had originally a central 
ornament attached by two holes. Marginal holes for the at- 


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tachment of a lining are also present. The back has a central 
groove. Brass strap plates of the period are attached at the 
shoulders. 21.1251 


Breastplate 1114 inches high; 934 inches greatest width. 
Backplate 114 inches high; 934 inches greatest width. 


C14. BRIGANDINE Italian Early XVI Century 


The front of a velvet-covered brigandine, red-brown in color, 
in fairly good condition, although certain of its lower scales 
have been patched together. The border is scalloped, and there 
are holes at the side for lacing. Except for the brigandines in the 
Metropolitan Museum, this is believed to be the only specimen 
in America. Dr. Bashford Dean, in whose collection this brigan- 
dine was formerly, says of it, 


“In general, this type of armor, whether in museums or in 
private collections, is known from tattered fragments rather 
than entire specimens, for the scales are held together only by 
their canvas casing, which when injured by rust falls to pieces. 
To avoid rust, brigandines of the better sort were made up of 
scales which were thoroughly tinned, as in the present case.” 


Height 22 inches. Width 19 inches. Plate XIV. 21.1250: 


Crs. BRAYETTE First Half of XVI Century 


German or Swiss 


A bright steel brayette, narrow, the upper part having a plain 
spike for attachment to the taces. No ornamentation. 


67% inches x 456 inches. 16.1926 
From the Macomber collection. 


C16. BRAYETTE German XVI Century 


A black and white brayette, large and rounded, and with a 
point at the lower end. It is ornamented with raised sections of 
bright steel in large, loosely curving patterns, and with two 


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PLATE XIV 
BRIGANDINE. (A) OUTER SURFACE, (B) INNER SURFACE 





raised circles. This piece is from a landsknecht suit of the 
early sixteenth century. 16.1912 


5 inches x 514 inches. 


From the Baron de Cosson collection. 
From the Spiller collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


C17. CHIN PIECE German XVI Century 


A reinforcing piece consisting of two plates. The chin piece 
ascends on the left side diagonally to a height of six and one 
half inches. At the right it measures four and _five-eighths 
inches. Below the chin, folds of flesh are simulated. The one 
neckplate is roped at the edge. 16.1087 


From the Macomber collection. 


Ci8. BEVOR Spanish 1460-1480 


A neck defence of the Spanish Gothic type, of bright steel, un- 
decorated. It is formed in three plates, the uppermost held in 
place by a lock pin. The breast piece projects upward in a 
sharp angle, and below is cut wide and pierced for attachment 
to body armor. A row of brass studs follows the strong upper 
edge. Shown with suit A7 and hauberk D8. 16.27 


Height 11 inches. 


From the collection of the Duc d’Osuna. 
From the Macomber collection. 


Cig. BEVOR German 1460-1480 


A Gothic bevor of bright steel, formed of three plates, the 
upper having an edge rolled outward. This plate is pierced just 
below the edge with a row of small perforations. The neckplate 
runs to a long, blunted point pierced for attachment to the 
body armor. All the plates are centrally ridged. 16.1920 


Height 1034 inches. Width 63 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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C20. VISOR Pisan XVII Century 


Formed of fourteen iron bars riveted to flat bars above and 
below. It was made for use in the Giuoco del Ponte di Pisa 
festival,in the jousts between contestants armed with wooden 
clubs. 16.1830 
Height 63 inches. Width 734 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


C21. BARRED VISOR XVII Century 
Italian 

This iron visor of nine bars, fastened to flat bands of iron 

above and below, was used in the Giuoco del Ponte di Pisa, a 

festival during which encounters with wooden clubs formed 

part of the entertainment. 16.1904 


Height 65% inches. Width 8 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


C22. COLERTIN German XVI Century 
Of plain bright steel with two laminated plates for the neck 
attached. The upper plate has a roped edge. 16.1639 


Front 6 inches x 11% inches. Back 65% inches x 12% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


C23. COLLETIN Italian. A Century 


The front is of bright steel with engraved bands of scrolls 
silver-gilt, and with gilded rivets along the edge. The back has 
similar bands of engraved scrolls, but the surface between 
them is russeted. 16.1643 and 16.1643a 


Front 12 inches x 714 inches. Back 12% inches x 634 inches. 


From the collection of the Marquis de Belleval et de Licques, at 
Beauvais. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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C24. COLLETIN Latter Half of XVI Century 
French 


Of heavy steel, russeted and gilded over its entire surface, and 
having a row of gilded rivets about the lower edge. The original 
lining of red velvet is present. Shown with armet B21. 16.1806 


Front 11% inches x 634 inches. Back 1234 inches x 7% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


C25. GORGET AND ESPALIERS Late XVI Century 


German 


The neckplates are lacking, but the espaliers of five plates are 
complete. The gorget is wide, and has a slight central ridge. 
The only ornamentation consists of a depressed band outlined 
by ridges following the contour of the arm, and brass rivets 
where the plates are fastened together. The original buckles are 
present. There is no armorer’s mark, but the workmanship 
strongly suggests Nuremberg. 16.28 


Gorget height 534 inches. Width 12 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


C26. COLLETIN French Late XVI Century 


A finely formed colletin, consisting of a front and a backplate 
of russet steel embossed with foliated scrolls, serpents, tro- 
phies of arms, and a mask. At the center of the front plate is an 
oval medallion showing a spirited battle scene. The ground is 
gilded. The medallion frame and certain other portions of the 
colletin are damascened with fine scroll work in gold. The lower 
edge of both plates is followed by an angular design with 


mistletoe running through. 16.1545 and 16.15454 
Height 53 inches. Width 11% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XV 
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C27. COLLETIN English 1600-1610 


A pikeman’s neckplate, front and back, of bright steel studded 
with brass and steel rivets, and having two depressed bands 
bordered by ridges about the outer edge. 16.1936 and 16.1937 


Front 11% inches x 9 inches. Back 1134 inches x 5 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


C28. VAMBRACE German XVI Century 


Of bright steel decorated with wide bands of conventionalized 
leaf and scroll design on a stippled ground. The two pieces are 
hinged together, the hinge plate being fastened with brass- 
headed studs. The piece is in poor condition, worn, and a little 
broken. 16.1083 


634 inches x 4% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


C29. BRASSARDS German XVI Century 


The left arm brassard is composed of seven pieces, the right of 
six, of bright steel embossed and engraved with bands of leaf 
ornament and a conventional border, the groundwork russeted 
and stippled, showing traces of gilding. The pointed coudes are 
much worn, but the other pieces are in good condition. 


Length 17 inches. 16.708 and 16.709 
From the Macomber collection. 


C30. PAULDRON French XVI Century 


For the left shoulder. The upper part consists of three small 
plates, the arm piece is of five plates. The upper and lower 
edges are roped and gilded, and two gilt, incised lines follow the 
edge of each plate. A gilded buckle is present and the original 
facing of red velvet. It is much like the parts of a suit of Anne 
de Montmorency of France, though the claim that it is part of 


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ESPALIER PLATES, ITALIAN, XVI CENTURY 





a suit of the Grand Constable’s is not authenticated. 16.1524 
Length 9% inches. Width 1034 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


C31. BOTTOM PLATES OF A PAIR OF ESPALIERS 
; XVI Century 
Italian 
The lowest shoulder plates from a suit of bright steel. They 
may be the missing pieces for changing from the Negroli suit 
of Charles V in the Real Armeria in Madrid. The design of the 
delicately chiseled borders is much the same as that on the 
pauldrons of the Emperor’s suit, and the lowest plates there 
shown are of this form. The steel is clear and bright, the edges 
rounded and raised, followed by a sunken band of leaf and 
flower scrolls exquisitely spaced. The rivet heads are small, 
five-petaled flowers with the same fine detail of finish. The 
workmanship is undoubtedly that of the Milanese Negroli. 


5% inches x 5% inches. 16.1517 and 16.1518 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XVI 
C32. PAULDRON French Late XVI Century 


For the left shoulder. It is of blued steel, with gilt incised lines 
following the border of each of the seven plates. The edges are 
roped and gilded. It resembles.a suit of blue and gilt armor of 
Anne de Montmorency, Grand Constable of France. 16.1528 
Height 121% inches. Width 1534 inches. 


From the collection of the Duc d’Osuna. 
From the Macomber collection. 


C33. REINFORCING SHOULDER GUARDS 
XVI Century 


German 


These pieces are of the type made by German armorers for the 
noblemen of the Spanish court in the latter half of the six- 


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teenth century. They are of bright steel with roped edges, and 
sunken borders engraved with short transverse bands of con- 
ventional leaf design on a black, stippled ground. A narrow, 
wave pattern, also stippled, follows the inner edge of the 
bordering bands. Similar bands outline the shoulder of the 
left guard, which is much the larger, and radiate from the arm- 
pit to the upper edge. The left guard has a large rivet for 
attachment over a breastplate; the small right guard is pierced 
for sliding rivets. 16.1644 and 16.16442 


Left guard, height 1114 inches. Right guard, height 4% inches. 


From the collection of the Duc d’Osuna. 
From the Macomber collection. 


C34. PAIR OF GAUNTLETS XV Century 


Gothic gauntlets of bright steel with bell cuffs. The left gaunt- 
let consists of three plates riveted together. The right has four 
and is less well proportioned. Chain mail gloves must have 
been worn with these gauntlets which have no finger protec- 
tion. The left is undoubtedly genuine, but the right is a well- 
made modern piece. The edges are turned over from the 
inside. 16.1645 and 16.1645a 


Left 1176 inches x 414 inches. Right 1234 inches x 4% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


C35, GAUNTLET German aa" Century 


The metacarpal plates and gadling of a German Gothic gaunt- 
let of bright steel. There are five jointed plates, the knuckles 
high-ridged. To the extreme plate part of the original chain 
mail mitten is riveted. 16.1857 


61% inches x 41% inches. 


From the Spiller collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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C 36. GAUNTLET XV Century 


A mitten gauntlet of bright steel with spreading cuff. Three 
plates cover the fingers, each ending over the knuckles in 
raised bands of slightly oblique ridging. Three lengthwise, 
rounded ridges ornament the lower plate which is one with the 
cuff. Two bands of ridging and a row of steel studs finish the 
cuff. 16.1840 


Length 11% inches. Width 514 inches. 


From the Hillingford collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


C 37. PAIR OF GAUNTLETS XVI Century 


The chain mail, of which these glove gauntlets are composed, 
is very good, but the gauntlets themselves were probably never 
worn as such. They are of giant size, being eleven and one-half 
inches long, the right gauntlet eight and three-quarters inches 
across the wrist. The links, except those used in forming the 
mail into glove shape, are riveted. 16.1901 and 16.1902 


From the Spiller collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


C320, GAUNTLET. German Early XVI Century 


A mitten gauntlet for the left hand, the steel blackened and 
having a raised band of bright steel down the center. The end 
is square-cut, the edge ridged. 16.1935 


12 inches x 5 inches. 
From the Spiller collection. 


C39. GAUNTLET German 1520-1550 


A right-hand gauntlet of the mitten variety, the fingers merely 
indicated by deep indentations and incised finger nails. Five 
plates form the molded cuff. The knuckle plate has a roped bar 


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across it. The finger plates are seven in number. This is an 
excellent gauntlet, fine in form and of good quality. 16.1933 


1214 inches x 514 inches. 


From the Hefner-Alteneck collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


C4o. PAIR OF ELBOW GAUNTLETS 
Late XVI Century 
German 
With hinged underplate, high knuckle band ornamented with 
strapwork and scaled fingers. Part of the original leather, to 
which the scales were attached, remains. The surface of the 
steel is blackened, and the border is formed of a sunken band 
embossed with a pattern of leaves. The upper edge is roped. 


17 inches x 5 inches. 16.1081 and 16.1082 
From the Macomber collection. 


C41. JAMB German XVI Century 


Of clear bright steel with a finely roped edge. The frontal 
ridge forms the center of a band of leaves, scrolls, and small 
masks, etched on a stippled ground. Line incisions of fine 
scallops follow the band. The lower edge is pierced for the at- 
tachment of the chain mail foot covering of the period. A. 
sunken pattern of fine points follows upper and lower edges. 
The piece is very well formed and is beautifully etched. 


Height 17 inches. 16.1519 
From the Macomber collection. 


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CHAIN MAIL 





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PLATE XVII 
BASCINET, HAUBERK, AND SWORD, XVI CENTURY 


CHAIN MAIL 


Di. HAUBERK Italian? XIV Century 


A hauberk of large rings one-half inch in diameter, flattened 
and uniform in size. It opens down the entire length of the front 
and is fastened by small straps and buckles. The wide sleeves 
are seventeen inches in length, and are finished at the ends with 
two rows of latten links. This is an unusually well made and 
heavy garment of chain mail. Its weight is thirty pounds. Rows 
of riveted rings alternate throughout with solid rings. Its 
claim to be European rests upon the fact that it is riveted in 
European manner, having a pointed eminence near the tip of 
one arm of the ring passed through and riveted to the opposite 
end of the link. Further proof lies in the statement of the former 
owner and discoverer of the hauberk: 


“The present hauberk was obtained with other pieces, in- 
cluding two European capes of mail, and an extraordinary chain 
latz, from an ancient German armory in which no Oriental 
objects were present. This provenance, added to structural 
details of the shirt, made clear its European origin. It corre- 
sponds in detail with specimens known to have had an Italian 
origin. In general, the writer, who has had the opportunity to 
examine European mail of the highest quality, ranks the 
present specimen among the best extant of its period, both in 
quality and preservation.” _ 23.1065a 


Illustrated opposite with bascinet B1 and sword E3. 
Length 30 inches. 


From the Bashford Dean collection. Plate XVII 
D2. HAUBERK OF MAIL XV Century 
European 


A sleeveless hauberk of riveted links ranging from one-fourth 
to five-sixteenths of an inch in diameter. The collar is re- 


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inforced with latten links three-sixteenths of an inch in di- 
ameter. Shown with Bs, C12, and D14. 16.1918 
Length 3034 inches. Width 2114 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


D3. HAUBERK OF CHAIN MAIL XV Century 
European 
A hauberk of fine-linked, riveted chain mail. The diameter of 


the links is seven-sixteenths of an inch. The front length of 
the hauberk is thirty-six inches. Shown with suit Ag. 


From the Macomber collection. 16.1890 


D4. HAUBERK European XV Century 


A chain mail hauberk of very fine links ranging from one- 
eighth to one-sixteenth of an inch in diameter, and having a 
border of latten links at the bottom. Across the chest the mail 
is double. Half sleeves are present. The garment is split up to 
the waistline in the rear, and is open down the front for its 
entire length. 16.1897 


Front length 29% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


Ds. HAUBERK OF MAIL XV Century 


European 


A large shirt of heavy, riveted links seven-sixteenths of an 
inch in diameter. The sleeves are short, the width across the 
outstretched arms being forty-seven and three-quarters inches. 
It was evidently intended for wear without a covering of plate. 
With a gambeson beneath, it was adequate protection against 


the weapons of its period. 16.1543 
Length 3334 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XVIII 


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D6. HAUBERK OF CHAIN MAIL XV Century 
European 

A very heavy hauberk of closely woven links ranging from 
one-quarter of an inch to five-sixteenths of an inch in di- 
ameter. It was evidently designed for use without additional 
plate defense, being adequate protection against the fifteenth 
century weapons, when worn over a gambeson. dee) 
Front length 34 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


Dew PiILCE OF CHAIN MAIL XV Century 
European 

An oblong piece of mail with riveted links one-half inch in 

diameter. A zigzag pattern of latten links runs through. The 

piece measures twenty-four inches by thirty-four inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 16.1925 
D8. HAUBERK OF CHAIN MAIL XV Century 
European 


A well-formed shirt of mail with fine links seven-sixteenths of 
an inch in diameter. An upstanding collar of links is present. 
The sleeves are half length. Shown with suit A 7. 16.1817 


Length 36 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


Do. HAUBERK OF CHAIN MAIL XV Century 


European 


A hauberk of closely riveted mail, the links seven-sixteenths 
of an inch in diameter, with half sleeves, and a collar rein- 
forced and edged with brass links. 16.1092 


Length 41% inches. 


From the collection of the Marquis de Rossi. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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Dios BRAY ETE European XV Century 


This brayette or cod piece is formed of riveted steel links 
one-quarter of an inch in diameter, the salient parts strongly 
reinforced. A rare and valuable piece. 16.1574 


Length 12% inches. Width 1834 inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XVIII 


D111. HAUBERK OF CHAIN MAIL XV Century 


European 


A very long hauberk of riveted links. Across the outstretched 
arms it measures forty-nine inches. It is divided at the lower 
part to form leg defences. The neck is finished with a woven 
leather collar. 16.1567 


Length 50 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


Diz. STANDARD OF CHAIN MAIL — XV Century 


European 


A collar of chain mail of riveted links three-sixteenths of an 
inch in diameter. The neck piece, two inches high, is strongly 
reinforced. 16.1584 


24% inches x 10% inches. 
From the Thill collection. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XVIII 
D17,GAUNTLET OP VIALE XVI Century 
Italian 


A chain mail protection for the outside of the hand only, and 
intended to be sewed on a cloth or leather glove. The links are 
about one-fourth of an inch in diameter. The wrist is finished 
with three rows of latten links. 21,1265 


Length 10% inches. 
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PLATE XVIII 
CHAIN MAIL, XV AND XVI CENTURIES 








D 14. TWO SLEEVES OF MAIL XVI Century 


German 


Well-made sleeves of riveted chain mail, the links one-quarter 
of an inch in diameter. They are expanded to cover the 
shoulder and axil. 16.1638 and 16.1917 


Shown with Bs, C12, and D2. 
Length of 16.1638, 34 inches. Length of 16.1917, 3634 inches. 


Exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in the Loan 
Exhibition in Ig1t. 
Exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 


From the Macomber collection. 


Di;5. CAPE OF MAIL ORBISHOP’S MANTLE 1525 


A very interesting armament, a chain mail tippet of black 
patina, twenty-two and a half inches high, made up of riveted 
links about three-eighths of an inch in diameter. The neck 
region has a large aperture which was constricted by a strap 
and a buckle. Here, riveted double mail appears forming a 
band fifteen rows high at one side, twenty-nine at the other, 
the first, second, and fifth rows being of latten, the uppermost 
row formed of extremely small links. This is a fairly early 
type, in good condition, and rare. 


Sir Guy Laking says of these capes, or tippets, (Vol. II, P. 
187, Record of European Armour and Arms). 


“These tippets seem to have been peculiar to Austria, Hun- 
gary, and Bohemia, though many came from Venice, where 
they were termed ‘Bishops’ Mantles’. They mostly date from 
the last years of the XV century well up into the first half 
of the next.... They also frequently figure on the armament 
of the landsknecht class depicted in the Swiss stained glass 


of the first half of the XVI century.” 21.1256 
Length 22% inches. 
From the Clemens collection, Munich. Plate XVIII 


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D 16. SLEEVE OF CHAIN MAIL XVI Century 


European 


Riveted chain mail sleeve, the links about one-fourth of an 
inch in diameter. At the upper part, the sleeve widens to cover 
the axii. 16.1970 


Length 37% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


Di7. PIECE OF CHAIN MAIL 


A somewhat triangular piece of chain mail made up of riveted 
links varying in size. Its greatest length is twenty inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 16.1971 
D118. CAPE OF MAIL XVI Century 
European 


A cape of riveted links one-fourth of an inch in diameter, only 
slightly shaped at the upper part. 16.1972 


Length 14 inches. Width 37 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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SWORDS 


SECTION E 











PLATE XIX 
EARLY SWORDS, XIII AND XIV CENTURIES 


SWORDS 
E1. SWORD XIII Century 


A very heavy sword with large, round pommel; flattened, 
leather grip; and straight quillons thickening slightly at the 
ends. 


The broad, flat blade is lightly channeled on either face and 
has two cutting edges. The whole sword is much worn. 


Blade 35% inches. 16.1609 
From the Thill collection. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XIX 
E2. SWORD XIV Century 


The pommel is wheel-shaped, of bright steel; the grip leather, 
horizontally fluted. The quillons are straight, rounded, and 
widening to flat circles at the ends. 


The blade has a wide, shallow groove running for about twelve 
inches. It is incised on one face with a star, on the other is 
a circular, brass inlay and an inscription. This is an unusually 
fine blade, of better quality than the hilt. 16.1600 


Blade 3436 inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


Plate XIX 


E3. SWORD XIV Century 


This sword, which was dredged from the Danube, has a some- 
what flattened wheel pommel of latten, and a four-sided iron 
cross-guard, six inches in length. The grip is missing. The 
blade, which has worn away at the end, is wide and has a 
shallow groove running the entire length of either face. The 
patina is entirely gone. 


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Exhibited with bascinet Bz and hauberk Dr. Illustrated to- 


gether. 23.10654 
Blade 2434 inches. 

From the Bashford Dean collection. Plate XVII 
E4. SWORD French Late XIV Century 


A light sword of bright steel; the pommel of the wheel variety; 
the quillons short, drooping, slightly hexagonal in section, with 


rounded ends. The grip is modern. 21.1252 
The blade is back-edged, the point missing. 

Blade 28% inches. Plate XIX 
Es. ESTOC Austrian XV Century 


The estoc is a stiff-bladed thrusting weapon usually of hand- 
and-a-half proportions. Its use is mentioned as early as 1268 
in judicial combats, but fifteenth century estocs are the 
earliest extant. For single combats on foot in the Champs Clos, 
and for those in which the court allowed the outcome as a 
verdict from God, estocs were used throughout the sixteenth 
century. 

This sword is unusual in length both of hilt and blade. It 
has a russet steel pommel of flattened, spherical section, a 
wooden grip twine-bound, and covered with black leather. 
The quillons are circular in section, straight and with hori- 
zontally reversed ends. i 

The bayonet-shaped blade has three cutting edges. An armorer’s 
mark is inset in. copper. 

It was formerly in the collection of Herr Richard Zschille 
who was authority for the statement that it had originally 
belonged to the Austrian noble family of Sauran, now extinct. 


Blade 493% inches. Hilt 1114 inches. 16.686 
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Hoe ES LOG German XV Century 


The pommel is a flattened, fluted button above a long, con- 
cavely curved and widening neck. The quillons are long, 
straight, formed of rounded section swelling a little at the ends, 
and horizontally reversed. The leather grip widens and is 
ridged at the center. 


The blade has a long, narrow, channeled ricasso above which 
it is two-edged, four-sided in section, and tapers to a sharp 


point. 16.1921 
Blade 3634 inches. 

From the Heeswizk collection, Holland. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XX 
E7. CINQUEDEA Venetian XV Century 


In poor condition. The pommel and the ivory plaques which 
formed the grip are missing, but the circular, pierced panels of 
tracery exist. The quillons are narrow and drooping. 


The blade is unusually fine. Of the usual wide and tapering 
cinquedea form, it is divided by two ridges on each face into 
three compartments; the first having three shallow grooves; 


the second, three; the last, two. 16.1674 
Blade 1636 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXII 
E8. CINQUEDEA Venetian XV Century 


The pommel is of bronze and fits arch-like on the grip which is 
of dark horn inset with four circular Gothic traceries on each 
face. The quillons are flat and markedly drooping. 


The blade is flat, wide, of characteristic cinquedea form though 


rather short. 16.1655 
Blade 163% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXII 


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E9. SWORD French XV Century 
Bright steel hilt, the pommel flat and circular, the quillons 
slightly drooping, flattened and ending in circles. The grip is 
missing. 19.69 
The blade is wide and tapers to a point. 

Blade 34% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 


E1o. SWORD German XV Century 


The pommel is shield-shaped, widening from the grip as part 
of it. Both are of steel inlaid with horn in fine patterns. The 
straight quillons thicken at the ends. The small shell guard has 
a roped edge which runs into open-ended scrolls. An inner ring 
and half pas d’ane are present. 


The blade is thick, single-edged for half its length, then back- 
edged and six-sided. Three grooves run from the ricasso for 
half the blade length. 16.1718 
Blade 441% inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXI 


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E11. TWO-HANDED SWORD XV Century 
Spanish 
This sword has a pear-shaped steel pommel, faceted; a leather 


grip swelling slightly and banded at the center; straight steel 
quillons ending in faceted knobs; and two large ring guards. 


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PLATE XXI 


LATE XV CENTURY 


SWORDS, 





The blade has a thick, strong ricasso and small, straight blade 
quillons. It is six-sided, and is deeply channeled on either face 
for twelve and one-quarter inches. In the grooves TOLEDO and 
IVAN LVIS are inscribed. The quillons bear the Toledo mark, 


s.L. in a shield. 16.1509 
Blade 49% inches. 

From the collection of the Baron de Cosson. 8 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXI 
E12. SWORD XV Century 


Having a hilt of blued steel, the pommel long and eight-sided, 
the leather grip flattened and widening at the center. The 
quillons are straight and of four-sided section. There are no 
other guards. 


The blade is wide, six-sided, and tapers to a point. The arm- 


orer’s mark is inset in copper. 16.1506 
Blade 3636 inches. A 3 
From the Macomber collection. ot 4, on 
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E13. TWO-HANDED SWORD XV Century 
Spanish 


The pommel is of steel and cone-shaped. The straight quillons 
end in small cones, the grip is of leather, and double rings are 
present. The shield is small and sharply pointed. On each side 
of the quillons a cross is incised. 


The blade has small quillons above the ricasso and is deeply 
channeled for eight and one-half inches. It is inscribed 1vL- 
IAN, with a cross at either end of the name. Probably the 
armorer is Julian del Rey, a swordsmith of Granada, Sara- 
gossa, and Toledo, in the closing years of the fifteenth century. 


Blade 4934 inches. 16.1507 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXI 


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E14. SWORD Venetian Late XV Century 


The present sword has a steel pommel, pear-shaped and 
faceted. The straight quillons end in pear-shaped knobs, and a 
shield of scrolls descends on the blade. Pommel, quillons, and 
shield are gilded. The grip is straight, formed of wood, velvet- 
covered, and banded lengthwise with steel. 


The four-sided blade is marked with two crosses and two letter 
I’s between. 16.688 


Blade 42 inches. ike 3 
From the collection of =) ay 
le Comte de Nieuwerkerke. Eee 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXI 


E15. SWORD Italian End of XV Century 


A very heavy sword, russeted in all parts, including the blade. 
The pear-shaped pommel is divided longitudinally by raised 
surfaces and incised lines, and bears on one of these surfaces a 
sunken shield and some indecipherable lettering. The grip is 
wire, covered by leather. The straight, four-sided quillons are 
marked with a cross on each of the square-cut ends. 


The blade is slightly ridged on each face. 16.1575 
Blade 3434 inches. 
From-the Macomber collection. 





E16. SWORD Venetian XVI Century 


A form of cinquedea, an arrangement of the early sixteenth 
century. The pommel is of iron, pear-shaped and faceted. The 
grip is of wood bound with heavy wire, the quillons are flat 
and arch-shaped. They end in small, upward curls with flat 
knobs resting against the upper side of the quillons. 


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XV AND XVI CENTURIES 


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The blade is flat, wide at the hilt, and tapering in the manner 
of the usual cinquedea blade. It is channeled for six and 
three-quarters inches on each face, the groove being followed 


by incised lines ending in small crosses. 16.1672 
Blade 2714 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXII 
E17. CINQUEDEA Venetian XVI Century 


The arched bronze pommel is chased with scrolls and dots. 
The grip is composed of two flat plaques of stained ivory fitted 
over the tang of the blade, concave at the center and narrowing 
towards the blade proper, where it is finished with a steel band 
engraved with a fine leaf pattern. On the metal sides of the 
grip an inscription runs: DEUS. FORTITUDO. M. ORTUS. SUPER. 
omni. The quillons are flat and drooping, and are engraved 
with scrolls and leaf designs. 


The blade is wide, very lightly channeled with two wide grooves, 


and tapers to a point. 16.1670 
Blade 1934 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXII 
E18. SWORD German XVI Century 


The hilt is of blue-black steel, the pommel spherical. The 
diagonally recurved quillons end in knobs. Pas d’ane and 
double ring guards are present. The grip 1s wire. 

The blade is single-edged for the first twenty-two inches up 
from the hilt, then back-edged. It is grooved on either face. 
Blade 4337's inches. =; 16.1719 


From the Macomber collection. 


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E19. TWO-HANDED SWORD XVI Century 
Swiss 

A sword of the early sixteenth century, with a massive, cone- 

shaped pommel, faceted; a leather grip; straight quillons of 

circular section ornamented with incised lines near the ends. 

The blade is six-sided for the first eighteen inches, then flat. 

Blade 4234 inches. 16.1619 


From the Yerkes collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


E20. HAND-AND-A-HALF-SWORD About 1500 


South German 


A bastard sword with hilt of blackened steel. The pommel is 
spherical and spirally fluted. The quillons are straight, and of 
rectangular section; the shield is decorated by diagonal, in- 
cised lines. The grip narrows at the center. 

The blade is Milanese, wide, and having a single blood groove 
extending for seventeen and a half inches of its length. 21.1253 


Blade 35% inches. 


E21. SWORD Florentine Early XVI Century 


A beautiful Florentine sword with bronze, shield-shaped pom- 
mel, having on each face, in relief, a scene from Roman history. 
The leather grip is banded with bronze. The quillons are 
straight, scroll-ended, having depicted on them scenes of combat. 


The broad, four-sided blade tapers to a point. 16.1598 
Blade 387% inches. . 

From the Thill collection. 

From the Macomber collection. 


Plate XXIII 
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PLATE XXIII 
ITALIAN 


» XVI CENTURY 


’ 


SWORDS 





E22. SWORD Italian Early XVI Century 


Flat, circular, bronze pommel with fluted edge and two convex 
faces on which are depicted an allegory of Fame attributed to 
Andrea Briosco (Il Riccio), and a battle scene with the in- 
scription, GONSALVI AGIDARI VICTORIA DE GALLES AD CANNAS, 
The event, commemorated thus, was the defeat of the French 
in Italy in 1503 by Don Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba. The 
straight quillons end in scrolls, and are inlaid with silver in 
an intertwined ribbon pattern. The grip is of blackened steel, 
octagonal. 


A sword (G.29) in the Real Armeria, at Madrid, bears the 


same inscription. 16.1607 

Blade 33% inches. bax 

From the collection of the Baron —— S. I 

de Cosson. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXIII 

E23. TWO-HANDED SWORD XVI Century 
German 


The hilt is of russet steel, the pommel spherical with the upper 
hemisphere paneled, and the-lower spirally fluted. The grip is 
leather spirally banded; the quillons are long and straight, of 
rounded section divided, bamboo fashion, into sections which 
are spirally incised. The quillon ends are chiseled as flat ro- 
settes. The two ring guards are spirally grooved. 

The blade has four grooves on the ricasso. Above this, the two 
wide grooves continue up the center of the blade. An armorer’s 
mark appears on each of the prong-like blade quillons. 16.1617 
Blade 4814 inches. 


From the Magniac collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXIV 


E24. SWORD Italian First of XVI Century 


Russet steel hilt, the pommel spherical with a rosette on either 
face. The guards are of rounded section, the quillons and 
knuckle guard ending in small rosettes. Two rosettes form the 
center of the knuckle guard and of the rings and shield. The 
grip is leather, fluted. 

The blade is grooved its entire length, and inset with the gal- 
ley mark on the ricasso. 

This sword is very similar to the three swords of Charles V in 
the Real Armeria at Madrid. 16.1715 


Blade 345% inches. 


From the collection of the Baron de Cosson. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXIII 


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2% 

E25. HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORD 
Early XVI Century 

German 
With hilt of russet steel, the pommel cone-shaped, the quillons 
straight and widening at the ends.-A single large ring is present. 
The grip is leather, 
The blade is flamboyant, and is engraved on one face with a 
lion, and on the other with a shield bearing a double cross in- 
laid in brass. 16.1716 
Blade 447 inches. 


From the Zschille collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXVII 





PLATE XXIV 


TWO-HANDED SWORDS, GERMAN 


XVI CENTURY 


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— E26. TWO-HANDED SWORD XVI Century 


The present sword has a cone-shaped steel pommel, wide, flat, 
drooping quillons with triangular ends, and double ring guards, 
all of bright steel undecorated. The grip is leather and steel- 
studded. 


The blade grip is leather-covered, and there are small, tri- 
angular blade quillons. For the rest of its length the blade is 
deeply flamboyant. 16.1717 


Blade 4824 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


mee 7. FALCHION Italian XVI Century 


A sword of the first half of the sixteenth century. The pommel 
and the ends of the curving quillons are formed as lions’ heads 
highly conventionalized. On the quillons and the knuckle 
guards are fantastic ornaments of blackened steel, leaf medal- 
lions which run into forearms and hands. 


The blade curves very slightly. It is back-edged except for 
the seven and seven-eighths inches just above the point. The 
armorer’s mark is a hand holding a falchion. 16.1630 


Blade 345% inches. 
From the collection of the Baron de Cosson. | 


Exhibited at Manchester in the Exhibition of the Royal House 
of Tudor. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XXVI ° 





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E28. FALCHION Italian XVI Century 


The hilt is of bright steel, the pommel chased as an eagle’s 
head, the grip representing his neck, the feathers rendered con- 
ventionally. The reversed quillons are also chiseled as eagles’ 
heads with attenuated necks. The shield bears on one face the 
coat of arms of Cardinal Montalto, afterwards Pope Sixtus 
Quinte. 


The blade is serrated along one edge, except for the last eight 
inches above the point. It is engraved with single flowers and 
Oriental characters. The blade is old, but the hilt is a copy, 
probably by Zuloaga, of the cardinal’s sword (No. G44) in 
the Real Armeria at Madrid. 16.1624 


Blade 25% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


E29. TWO-HANDED SWORD XVI Century 


German 


The hilt is of blued steel, the pommel flat, escutcheon-shaped, 
with a large circular hole through the center. The flattened 
leather grip is spirally banded, the center formed in three 
knobs. The quillons are of flattened section, with fish monsters 
forming recurved projections at either side and holding in their 
mouths the sharply down-turned and widened quillon ends. 


The blade has a strong ricasso with drooping quillons, all en- 
graved with lines, two crowns, the monogram of Heinrich 
Julius, Duke of Brunswick, and the date 1574. 


This is an especially fine sword, and of interest historically. 
It has come into the Severance collection after having been 
successively in the possession of the Armory of Wolfenbiittel, 
the Arsenal of Vienna, in the collection of Herr Richard 
Zschille, and, in common with most of the Severance collec- 


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PLATE XXV 
TWO-HANDED SWORDS, XVI CENTURY 








tion, in the possession of Mr. Frank Gair Macomber. 16.1508 
Blade 52 inches. 


From the Armory of Wolfenbiittel. 
From the Arsenal of Vienna. 
From the Zschille collection. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XXV 
E30. EXECUTIONER’S SWORD XVI Century 
German 


With hilt of russet steel, the pommel pear-shaped with a knob 
atop. The straight quillons end in slightly flattened, rounded 
knobs. The grip is thick and wire-wound. 


The blade, flat, thirty-three inches long, has a rounding point 
and a broad, short channel on one face. The marking of the 
blade is notably clear. In the groove are the words soLi DEO 
GLoriA and the wolf mark of Solingen. Below the groove are 
three kings’ heads, the mark of Johannes Wundes. 16.689 


From the Macomber collection. 





E31. EXECUTIONER’S SWORD XVI Century 
German 

The pommel is of brass, faceted, gilded, and finished with a 

flat-topped knob. The grip is fluted spirally and wound with 

wire. A plait of wire encircles either end of the grip. The 

straight, gilded quillons widen at the ends, which are rounded. 


oF 


The blade is wide, two-edged, and square-ended. Each face 
is channeled and inscribed with a German inscription now 
decipherable only in part. The marks are the wheel and gal- 


lows in copper. 16.1510 

Blade 31% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. | ) ny 
a uy fa 


E 32. TWO-HANDED SWORD XVI Century 


The hilt is of blued steel, the pommel cone-shaped, the quillons 
long, flat, and slightly drooping, with triangular ends. There are 
double rings of flat section. The grip, slightly swelling at the 
center, is covered with black leather and studded, for rough- 
ness, with small rivets in a diamond pattern. ; 


The blade has a narrow, thick ricasso on which is a border 
of two incised lines with a wave line between. Small, upcurving 
blade quillons occur at its upper end. The blade above the 
ricasso is four-sided and tapers to a point. 


The armorer’s mark on the ricasso is similar to that on sword 


G. 69 of the Real Armeria at Madrid. 16.687 

Blade 467% inches. Length 5 feet 524 inches overall. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XX V © 

E 33. TWO-HANDED SWORD XVI Century 
German 


Spherical bronze pommel, fluted; flat, wide, drooping quillons 
having scroll-formed projections near the triangular ends. The 
pas d’ane is formed by drooping scrolls. The ring guards widen 
at the center and are here decorated by crossed, incised lines. 
Quillons and guards are of bright steel. The grip is leather over 
wood and studded with steel. 


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PLATE XXVI 
FALCHIONS AND GERMAN HUNTING 


TWO ITALIAN 
SWORD WITH DISSECTING IMPLEMENTS, 


XVI CENTURY 





The blade has small, drooping quillons, above which it is 


flamboyant. 19.71 
Length 6614 inches. Blade 4634 inches. 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. Plate XXIV 


E34. HUNTING SWORD Middle of XVI Century 


German 


A very fine sword in excellent condition and complete in its 
equipment of scabbard, knife, fork, and skewer. The grip is of 
horn, the steel quillons straight and ornamented with gilding 
and groups of incised lines. These occur also on the two ring 
guards, the shells, and the thumb guard, all of which are gilded. 


The blade is thirty-eight and a half inches long, four-sided, 
back-edged, and is channeled for one-third its length. The 
leather scabbard has plain steel mounts, gilded. In pockets 
of the scabbard are thrust a knife and fork with horn handles. 
Similarly mounted is the skewer, which fits into a sheath 


fastened to the scabbard. 16.707 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XX VI 
E35. SWORD North Italian XVI Century 


A fine parade sword of the middle years of the sixteenth cen- 
tury. The pommel is flat and shield-shaped with a raised ro- 
sette in the center. The quillons are flat and drooping, widening 
at the ends. The pas d’ane ends in floral ornaments. The whole 
hilt is chiseled and chased in relief with satyrs and nymphs 
dancing, trefoils, flowers and acanthus scrolls. The grip has a 
slight neck and is diagonally banded with a silver-gilt ferrule. 


The blade, the work of Ercole da Fideli, bladesmith of Cesare 
Borgia, is doubly grooved to the point with flat, shallow chan- 
nels, and is engraved above the hilt with seven mythological 
scenes in fine scroll borders on a groundwork of delicate 
acanthus scrolls. 16.704 
Blade 34% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XXIII y Y 
99 


E36. TWO-HANDED SWORD XVI Century 


Swiss 


The pommel is of blackened steel crudely engraved with scrolls 
and horizontal lines. There are two ring guards, in each of 
which is a fleur de lis of steel. The guards are four-sided, with 
a finely dentate edge and a decoration of incised lines. The 
quillons end in tightly wound scrolls, and these occur also in 
pairs on the sides of the quillons. The grip is spirally fluted and 
leather-covered, a leather-bound section also occurring at the 
lower end of the blade, and there are triangular, drooping 
blade quillons. 


The blade is flat, back-edged, wide, and has a triangular end. 


An armorer’s mark occurs on the blade. 16.691 
Blade 4734 inches. 4 
From the Macomber collection. 


E37. TWO-HANDED SWORD XVI Century 


German 


The hilt is bright steel, the pommel pear-shaped and fluted. 
The large ring guards and the quillons are of flat section, the 
guards widening at the centers and decorated with crossed, 
incised lines. This design is repeated on the quillons. Two 
scrolls depend from the quillons to form a pas d’ane, and two 
more project from either side of the flat, triangular quillon 
ends, giving the effect of a fleur de lis. The grip is leather, 
four-sided, and widens at the center. 


The blade has drooping beak quillons, and is ridged on both 
faces. 19.70 


Length 671% inches. Blade 493% inches. 
Irom the Theodore Offerman collection. 
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PLATE XEXVIL 
HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORDS, GERMAN, XVI CENTURY 


FE 38. SWORD OF STATE XVI Century 


German 


The hilt is of brass. The pommel consists of a flattened, faceted 
hemisphere above, and, beneath this, a long, concave section 
which widens out finally to a smaller faceted hemisphere below. 
The quillons are long and straight, the grip is leather. 


The blade is broad, channeled with a wide, shallow groove 
for eighteen and a half inches, then with two narrower grooves 
running almost to the point. 16.1618 


Blade 54 inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


E39. FALCHION FOR LEFT HAND XVI Century 
Italian 


A curved sword of the form variously known as falchion and 
malchus. The present sword was made for the left hand. The 
rounding pommel is faceted with alternate bands of steel 
and gilt, the latter being engraved with a design of scrolls. 
The shell is fluted, the alternate sections engraved and 
gilded in a fashion similar to the ornamentation of the pommel. 
The grip is wire. The quillons are long, reversed, and flat. 

The blade is doubly grooved near the front edge, on the ri- 


casso, and for the rest of its length, it has a single groove near 
the back edge. It is slightly incised with a zigzag pattern and 


small circles, and is marked B. c. 16.1625 
Blade 2514 inches. ey 
From the Macomber collection, 4 


BC 
E40. SWORD French XVI Century 


An interesting sword, the hilt of russet steel, the pommel 
carved with a head said to be intended as a likeness of Mary 
Stuart. At least, the headdress, the arrangement of the hair, 
and the frill at the neck are of the period and suggestive of the 


Io! 


appearance of the unfortunate queen of France and Scotland. 


The grip is leather, the quillons reversed, and the shield is 
embossed on one side with a rayed sun, on the other with a 
device of clasped hands. 


The blade is twenty and one-quarter inches long, single-edged, 
and is channeled on each face. 16.1669 


Blade 20% inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


~E41. HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORD 
End of XVI Century 
German 
The pommel is acorn-shaped, chiseled in relief with a shield 
and arabesques, and gilded. The grip is wire; the quillons re- 
versed, one chiseled with hounds and a hare, the other with a 
bear on a ground of arabesques. The lower ring is chiseled 
with a medallion showing an owl against a gilded ground, and 
is dated 1590. On the shield is a hunting scene and the inscrip- 
tion DAS SIND DIE DIANNA GOTIN 1590. 
The blade is long, slightly grooved for eight and three-eighths 
inches, and marked with an armorer’s poincon on either face. 
The ricasso is leather-bound. Workmanship and design are un- 


usually fine in this sword. 16.1527 
Blade 40% inches. s 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XX VII 





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aot 42, RAPIER Spanish End of XVI Century 


A splendid sword, the blade Toledo, the hilt probably from 
Pamplona. The hilt is steel gilded, the pommel oviform and 
inlaid with scrolls, dots, and rosettes in silver. The quillons, 
knuckle guard, the bars which form the rim of the shells, and 
those rising from the shells to the center of the knuckle guard 
are all of slender, rounded section inlaid with scrolls, dots, and 
rosettes. The ends of the reversed quillons are chiseled as 
turbaned heads, and these are repeated at the center of the 
rims of the shells and of the knuckle guard. The shells are 
pierced with a diaper design and quatrefoils on a scale ground. 


The blade has a deep groove and in it is inscribed MonTE EN 


TOLEDO. 16.1886 
Blade 47 inches. 

From the Gurney collection. ‘+ 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXVIII 2B 


E43. RAPIER Italian End of XVI Century 


A sword of Florentine character but marked with the fleur de 
lis of France. The pommel is pear-shaped, eight-sided, and 
finished with a knob. The grip is wire, the knuckle guard, ring 
guard, and shell are pierced with quatrefoils. These, with the 
reversed quillons and the pas d’ane, are all gilded. 


The blade is six-sided, stamped on the ricasso with the fleur 
de lis and sun, and inscribed LAUDETE DOMINUM OMNES POPULI. 


Blade 437 inches. 16.1513 
Frem the Thewalt collection. “f, 
From the Macomber collection. 


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~~ E44. HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORD 1590 
Saxon 


The hilt is blackened steel, the pommel faceted, and finished 
with a button. The quillons are of flat section, the ends tri- 
angular. The grip is leather, flat, and widens at the center. 


The straight blade is of excellent quality, and has two wide, 
shallow “blood grooves,” one at each edge. Between them are 
three narrower grooves, the central one running the entire 


length of the blade. 


The armorer’s mark occurs on the ricasso and farther along 


the blade. 21.1254 

Blade 4434 inches. ¥ ¥ 

E45. TWO-HANDED SWORD About 1560 
Swiss 


An excellent specimen of the flamberge type. The pommel is 
bronze, knob-shaped, and finished with a rosette. The quillons 
and guards are bright steel, the former drooping, flat, with 
rounded ends finished with a button. Inner and outer ring 
guards are present, their centers shaped like the quillon ends. 
The blade is beak-shaped, drooping quillons, above which it is 
flamboyant and slightly ridged. 

Swords of this type were used by a special corps of infantry 
trained to open the way for the cavalry when attacking a 
square of pikemen. The bristling pikes could be chopped aside 
by these long-bladed swords whose flamboyant blades held the 
pike shafts, preventing their slipping. One swordsman in each 
line was equipped with this type of weapon. 19.68 
Length 6 feet 3% inches. 

From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


104. 


E46. FALCHION Italian XVI Century 


A very beautiful sword of the late sixteenth century. It is 
interesting, aside from the fineness of its hilt, from the fact that 
it was intended for left-handed use, the ring and the quillons 
being so arranged. The pommel is oviform, the quillons are of 
slightly flattened section, widening at the ends and finished 
with small rounded knobs. The simple guard has a ring at the 
outside only. The hilt is entirely decorated with both gold and 
silver inlay in an exquisite design of scrolls, dots, and car- 
touches. 


The blade, probably of Brescian make, is channeled in two 
sections with a flat space between on which is the armorer’s 
mark, a stag surmounted by a crown. It is dated, in the chan- 
mels, 1553. 16.1629 


Blade 2234 inches. 


From the collection of the Baron de Cosson. 
From the Richards collection. 

Displayed at Manchester in the Exhibition 
of the Royal House of Tudor. 

Shown at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in the Loan Ex- 
hibition in 191. 

Exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXVI 








E47. RAPIER Italian Late XVI Century 


The hilt is of steel. The pear-shaped pommel is chased, and 
inset with two brass medallions embossed with horsemen in 
armor with drawn swords. The grip is spirally fluted and wound 


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with wire. The quillons are of flattened section, one drooping 
and finished with brass reserves on each face, showing mounted 
warriors. The other quillon curves up to form the lower half of 
the knuckle guard, its brass medallion making the center of the 
guard. There are two ring guards and a pas d’ane. The center 
of each ring bears an oval brass medallion on which a spirited 
engagement between armed and mounted horsemen is chis- 
eled in relief. The ground of all the guards is less prominently 
chiseled with a leaf and flower design and strapwork bands. 


The blade is six-sided, grooved, and inscribed with the letters, 
I. V. A. H. M.I. E. N. R. A. On the ricasso, which is slightly 
concave with a thickened edge, is the scorpion mark. 16.1635 


Blade 427% inches. LF) 
From the Drummond collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXVIII 





E48. SWORD Venetian Late XVI Century 


A Schiavona, the type of sword borne by the schiavoni or 
Slavonic mercenaries who formed the guard of the Doge of 
Venice. The characteristic basket guard is of steel, the shield- 
shaped pommel of bronze with a rosette on each face and a 
small knob atop. The grip is leather. 


The blade is flat, long, and is inscribed potzpam. 16.693 
Blade 371% inches. 4 
From the Macomber collection. 


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PLATE XXVIII 


SPANISH AND ITALIAN 


END OF XVI CENTURY 


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E49. RAPIER Italian End of XVI Century 


A weapon of the very highest rank. The hilt is russet steel, the 
pommel a somewhat flattened ovoid, bearing on each face a 
medallion on which is a classic head in high relief. The ends of 
the long, straight quillons are similarly formed. The center and 
the ends of the knuckle guard, the centers of the two rings, and 
of the pas d’ane have also the medallions, at each side of which 
chiseled acanthus leaves droop over the four-sided section of 
the guards. The inner guards are plain. The heads on the 
medallions are relieved by a gilt background. 

The blade has a narrow ricasso, above which it is four-sided 


and grooved on each face. An armorer’s mark appears on the 
ricasso, and in the grooves is an indecipherable name. 16.1637 


Blade 4234 inches. 


From the Richards collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXVIII 


E 50. SWORD English End of XVI Century 


A short sword which was dug up at Wallingford, Berkshire. 
The hilt is of steel, the pommel spherical with a button atop. 
The knuckle guard, the ring, and the short quillons are all of 
flattened section. 

The blade has a strong ricasso, and is back-edged, and of four- 
sided section. 16.1668 


Blade 18% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


E51. RAPIER Italian End of XVI Century 


The hilt is of russet steel, the guards formed and decorated 
with exceptional grace. The pommel is barrel-shaped, fluted, 
and with fine beading in the channels of the fluting. It is 
finished with a small, spherical button. The grip is hexagonal 


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and wound with wire. The quillons are long, straight, and of 
rounded section; the knuckle guard is of like section, though 
narrowing and recurving where it meets the pommel. 


The blade is four-sided, and is marked on the ricasso with a 


fleur de lis surmounted by a crown. a 16.1633 
Blade 43 inches. 3 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXVIII 
E52. RAPIER Italian End of XVI Century 


The hilt is of russet steel, the pommel and guards finely inlaid 
with a graceful pattern of virated scrolls in silver. The pommel 
is barrel-shaped, fluted and roped, the knuckle bow is formed 
of three bars, the outer decorated and of flattened section. 
Triple rings are present and a large pas d’ane. The quillons 
are straight, swelling slightly to rounded ends. The grip is 
octagonal, wound horizontally with wire and finished with a 
wire plait at either end. This is one of the most beautiful 
swords in the entire collection, unexcelled in the fine balance of 
all its parts and the exquisite detail of ornament. | 


The blade is four-sided, and is stamped on the ricasso with 
the mark of Antonio Picinino. 


Blade 46 inches. 


From the Gurney collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 





Plate XXVIII 


E53. RAPIER First Quarter of XVII Century 
Italian 


A rapier of Italian workmanship but in the manner of the 
English rapier of the period, the enrichment being carried out 
in a heavy style. It may, very possibly, have been made for 


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PLATE XXIX 
RAPIERS AND A FLEMISH SWORD, XVII CENTURY 





exportation to England, and in the Magniac catalogue of 
1892 it is called an English rapier. The pommel widens at the 
center, having a concave curve above and below. The grip is 
four-sided and wire-wound. The reversed quillons end in flat- 
tened cones, the shell is formed of open scrolls intertwined, two 
of them curving up to join the sides of the rings which are 
formed like the quillons, the cone-ends making the center of 
the rings. Pommel and guards, including the pas d’ane, are of 
russet steel encrusted with silver in fine scrolls and dots. The 
design is most elaborate on the pommel where it takes the form 
of four silver-framed panels on the lower half. On the upper 
section are masks and heavier scrolls, through which finer lines 
of silver inlay run. 


The blade is slender, single-edged, with a stout back. It tapers 


thinly towards the point. 16.1636 
Blade 3834 inches. 

From the Magniac collection. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXIX 
E54. RAPIER Italian Early XVII Century 


A swept-hilted rapier of bright steel; the pommel oviform, 
faceted and having four of its oval panels in relief. The lowest 
of the three bars contains a pierced shell. The ends of the 
knuckle guard and of the quillons are formed as spirally fluted 
lobes, a similar lobe appearing in the center of the bars. The 
quillons are long and straight, and, like the bars and the 
knuckle guard, are decorated with reverse cut ornament in a 
herringbone design. The grip is leather. 


The blade has a strong ricasso, above which it is six-sided and 
doubly grooved. 16.1632 
Blade 441% inches. 


From the Meyrick collection. 
From the Gurney collection. 
From the Spiller collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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E 55. RAPIER Italian Early XVII Century 


A Brescian rapier, the hilt of bright steel, the pommel curiously 
ridged and divided into eight sections surmounted by a 
spirally roped tiddle. The reversed, flattened quillons are also 
marked off in irregular-shaped sections and end in flattened 
cones roped like the knob of the pommel. The counter guards, 
pas d’ane, and single ring are of the same form. The double 
shell is filled with a chiseled and pierced design of leaves and 
flowers. 


The blade, which is forty-two inches long, six-sided, and groov- 
ed, is inlaid with the running fox in copper; a small cross 1s 
incised on one face and an armorer’s mark occurs on the ricasso. 


Blade 42 inches. 16.694 


From the Meyrick collection. 
From the Gurney collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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E 56. RAPIER Flemish First of XVII Century 


With hilt of russet steel, the pommel pear-shaped and faceted 
in eight sections finished with a round knob atop. The grace- 
fully recurved quillons, the knuckle guard, and the rims of the 
shells are of four-sided section. In the center of each shell is a 
diamond pattern of square and leaf-shaped piercings. The 
whole hilt is unusually harmonious in the strong sweep of its 
curving guards and the nice balance of all parts. 


The blade, which is unusually slender, is four-sided, and is 


signed on the ricasso, FEDERICO PICININO. 16.695 
Blade 50% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXIX 


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E57. RAPIER First Quarter of XVII Century 
Flemish 


A weapon of first rank, the hilt of blued steel with a pear- 
shaped pommel in eight concave sections. The quillon ends are 
reversed and widened ribbon-wise. All the guards are formed 
of slender, four-sided section; the inner ring is filled with a 
tracery of quatrefoils. The grip is wire. 


The superb blade has three shallow grooves for the first third 
of its length; then two; and, lastly, one groove extending to the 
point. The ricasso and the first third of the blade are covered 
with an engraved and gilded pattern and inscriptions, finely 
traced. These inscriptions, common to the period, run: 

NEC TEMERE NEC TIMIDE 

INTER ARMA SILENT LEGE 

VERITATEM DILIGE ET PUGNA PRO PATRIA 
Beyond the inscriptions are the letters v. v. G. B. F. S. S. R. V. 
A unicorn’s head, the mark of Clemens Horn of Solingen, is 
stamped on both sides of the ricasso, and the letters s. a. also 
appear on each face. 


This sword is pictured in Sir Guy Laking’s Record of Euro- 
pean Armour and Arms, Volume IV, P. 327, Fig. 1391. 16.697 


Blade 37 inches. 

From the collection of the Baron de Cosson. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXIX 

Ess. CUP OF A RAPIER About 1600 
Italian 


A very beautiful piece, of Milanese workmanship, chased with 
panels, almost circular in form, containing fine flower and leaf 
designs, and birds. The panel borders are of strapwork, and the 
spaces between are filled by slender spears of strapwork and 
patterns of scrolls and flowers. The edge is rolled, and undeco- 
rated, with a depression at each side where the quillons rested. 


Diameter 434 inches. 16.1809 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXI 


Lit 


E59. RAPIER German First of XVII Century 


The hilt is of steel, gilded; the pommel pear-shaped, flattened 
at the sides, and finished with a button. The quillons are re- 
versed, and flattened at the ends; the shells are pierced with 
circles and stars. The grip is of gilt wire. 


The blade, four-sided and engraved with scrolls, bears the in- 
scriptions SOLI DEO GLorIA above and below an engraved king’s 
head around which the legend apaAmMm AoLLicH runs. On the 
other side is the inscription FIDE SED: CUI VIDE above and be- 
low asimilar king’s head bearing the legend ME FECIT SOLINGEN, 
as illustrated below. 16.1522 


Blade 40% inches. 


From the collection of the 
Baron de Cosson. 
From the Macomber collection. 





E60. RAPIER Italian First of XVII Century 


The gracefully formed hilt is of russet steel, the pommel ovi- 
form, and ending in a small knob. The grip is flat and wire- 
wound, the quillons are of flattened section and reversed, the 
ends widening and rounded. 

The shells are finely pierced in a pattern of circles and stars. 
Pommel and guards are all encrusted with silver in medallions, 
flowers, scrolls, and dots. Between the border of the shells and 
the ring guards are coats of arms supported by lions. 


The blade is strong, four-sided, with two cutting edges, and is 
unmarked. 16.1514 


Blade 47% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 
112 


E61. EXECUTIONER’S SWORD About 1620 


German 


The pommel is of copper, silvered and studded. The quillons 
are of steel and octagonal, widening at the ends. The grip is 
fluted, wound with wire, and banded vertically with heavier 
wire. 


The blade is flat, thirty-two and one-quarter inches long, and 
bears the wolf mark in copper. 16.685 


From the Brett collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


E62. SWORD Italian XVII Century 


A fencing sword, the hilt of blued steel. The pommel is cone- 
shaped and faceted. The knuckle guard, long, straight quillons, 
pas d’ane, and ring guards are all of rounded section, undeco- 
rated. 


The blade is four-sided, and bears the name cAINo on its fi- 
casso. The original button is present. 16.1859 
Blade 451% inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


E63. RAPIER German Early XVII Century 


The hilt is of blued steel, the pommel chiseled in the form of a 
watrior’s head encased in an open burganet. The quillons are 
reversed and end in smaller heads similar to the pommel. 
There is a pas d’ane on one side only, of the same form as the 
quillons. At the center of the large single ring is a medallion 


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showing, in relief, a mounted warrior. All parts of the hilt are 
inlaid with floriated scrolls in silver. 


The blade is six-sided, and is deeply grooved above the ri- 
casso. It is inscribed with the name of Pettherr Wirsbergh who 
was burgomaster of Solingen in 1611 and again in 1617. 


A sword in the Brett collection has a similar hilt. 16.702 


Blade 43% inches. i 


From the Macomber collection. 
Plate XXIX 





E64. ESTOC First Third of XVII Century 
Spanish 

Russet steel hilt, cone-shaped pommel boldly chiseled with 
flowers and leaves. The grip is wire, the knuckle guard and the 
broad, shallow cup are chiseled in a fashion similar to the work 
on the pommel. The quillons are straight with cone-shaped 
ends. 

The blade is long, highly ridged on one face, and deeply 
grooved on the other, and tapers to a point. 

Such a sword, with stiff, ridged blade and generous propor- 
tions, was used in the Champs Clos for single combat on foot, 
and, often, for the judicial combats in which plaintiff and de- 
fendant fought out their quarrel to the death. 16.1621 


Blade 45% inches. 


From the Zschille collection. 
From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XX 


E65. ESTOC Italian 1525-1537 


Hilt of blued steel, globose wheel pommel flattened and 
banded about the sides. The grip is shark skin. The pas d’ane 
and single ring are engraved with a simple line pattern. The 


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quillons are ribbon-formed, horizontally reversed, and divided 
at the ends. 


The blade is the typical thrusting blade of the estoc, highly 


ridged on either side. 16.1623 

Blade 42 inches. ~ fe 

From the Zschille collection. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XX 

E66. PILLOW SWORD XVII Century 
Italian 


The oviform pommel and the short quillons ending in knobs are 
chased and pierced with interlaced scrolls, the perforations 
suggesting Sicilian work. The only approach to a further guard 
is a narrow, projecting rim of steel above the shield. The grip 
is leather-bound and wound spirally with silver chain wire. 


The blade has two narrow grooves with an incised line run- 
ning between. 16.1495 


Blade 3056 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


E67. EXECUTIONER’S SWORD 1634 


The steel hilt is gilded, the pommel globular. The straight quil- 
lons are incised and chased in panels. The grip is of wire. 


The blade, which is two and three-eighths inches wide at the 
hilt, has a square end. It is engraved on one face with the 
Virgin and Child, and on the other with Christ on the cross 
and the inscription, VIAT 
JUSTICIDET 
VERBUM CA 
ROFACTUM 
EST 


1634 


IIs 


This inscription, with the date omitted, appears also on the 
other face. 16.1616 


Blade 2934 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


E68. RAPIER Italian XVII Century 


The hilt is of bronze, gilded; the oviform pommel is hexag- 
onal, each face being engraved as a medallion with a flower ina 
conventional leaf border. The grip is wound horizontally and 
then banded spirally with wire. The quillons are reversed, 
chiseled in pilaster fashion, and terminate in men’s heads 
wearing caps of the period. The double shells are richly chased 
and embossed in high relief with a spirited encounter between 
horsemen before a walled town. On either side is a winged 
terminal figure and a grotesque mask. The effect is heavy but 
very striking. 

The blade is six-sided, singly grooved for nine inches, and 
inscribed IN TOLEDO, with an armorer’s mark below. In spite 
of the Toledo inscription, blade and hilt are both Italian. 


Blade 401% inches. 16.1515 


From the Zschille collection. ° * 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXIX %°,° & 
9 


E69. SWORD Venetian XVII Century 


A sword of Schiavona type, the basket hilt narrowing char- 
acteristically at the lower part and set with brass rosettes. The 
pommel is shield-shaped and bears a rosette on each face. The 
wide blade is doubly grooved for eight and a half inches, and 


116 


is two-edged. In each groove is the mark occurring twice on 


each face. 16.698 
Blade 331% inches. mn 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXX ae 
E70. SWORD Italian XVII Century 


A travesty on swords, a tour de force of the armorer, perhaps 
intended for the court jester’s use. The bronze hilt is formed as 
a grotesque, laughing head, bearded, and wearing a hat of 
fantastic design. 


The blade is twisted spirally its entire length, and is blunt 
ended. 16.1622 
Blade 31% inches. . 


From the Macomber collection. 


E71. SCHIAVONA Spanish XVII Century 


The hilt is of the typical, graceful basket form, narrowing near 
the blade. The pommel is fantastically shield-shaped, bearing 
on each face a trophy of arms and two cupids in silver. 

The blade is broad, two-edged, and widely grooved for eight 
and three-quarters inches above the hilt. The armorers’ marks 
on the blade are a cross and two concentric circles. 16.705 


Blade 3634 inches. ae \ 
From the Macomber collection. es ] 
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Plate XXX 
E72. RAPIER Venetian XVII Century 


A cup-hilted rapier of bright steel, the cup finely chased and 
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pierced with panels on which appear the Flight into Egypt and 
the Adoration of the Shepherds. The panels are connected by a 
series of leaf scrolls. The original pommel of this sword, when it 
was in the Bernal collection and later in the Londesborough 
and Brett collections, had a chased design of horsemen in com- 
bat. This pommel has been lost, and has been replaced by a 
spheroidal one with a surface on which there is a diamond 
pattern of depressed areas. This is quite in keeping with the 
knuckle guard formed from a continuance of the edge of the 
cup, and with the straight quillons of irregularly flattened 
section. This rapier is pictured in the fifth volume of Sir Guy 
Laking’s “Record of European Armour and Arms” (Fig. 
1482). Even here it has the pommel, now missing, which it had 
in its career through three collections. Sir Guy is of the opinion 
that the cup, quillons, and knuckle guard are possibly a German 
imitation of an Italian hilt. He adds, “The pommel on this 
example does not belong to the cup and is of superior work- 
manship.” 

The blade is back-edged, and has a narrow, outlined groove 
running several inches up from the ricasso. Incised in the 
groove on one face are the letters FPNDRITH, and on the other, 


RDFTPHNI. 16.706 
Blade 42 inches. 
From the Bernal collection. mi IK 


From the Londesborough collection. 
From the Brett collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXI 


E73. FALCHION Italian XVII Century 


The pommel is spherical, and is inlaid with silver in foliated 
scrolls on a russet ground. The quillons are flat, reversed, and 
are inlaid in the same manner as the pommel. The grip is wire- 
wound. 

The wide, curving blade becomes double-edged eight inches 


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below the point, and is slightly incised with scrolls. 16.1628 
Blade 2754 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


E74. RAPIER Spanish XVII Century 


A cup-hilted rapier of the latter half of the seventeenth cen- 
tury. The hilt is bright steel, the pommel a flattened sphere 
topped by a button. The quillons are long, straight, twisted, 
and roped, the ends formed as flat buttons. The knuckle guard 
is of like section, finished by a flat button. The silver wire grip 
is divided into lengthwise compartments by twisted bands of 
steel. The edge of the shell is formed in four scallops, with a 
raised border, on which a scroll pattern is chiseled and chased. 
The shell is chased and pierced with foliated scrolls, cornu- 
copias, birds, and other ornaments. The inner shell bears a 
similar design. 


The blade, a most unusual form, has a very long ricasso in- 
scribed on one face PEDRO DEL MONTE, and on the other, IN 
TOLEDO. Above the ricasso, the blade is four-sided until near 
the point where it is spread and flattened. This sort of point 
was especially made for delivering the stramazzone or slash- 
ing cut across the face. 16.1810 


Blade 44% inches. 


From the Meyrick collection. 
From the Gurney collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXI 


E75. RAPIER Spanish XVII Century 


A shell-hilted rapier of bright steel, the pommel a flattened 
sphere decorated in two panels with flowering scrolls. The 
quillons are long and straight, with flat, turned ends; the 
knuckle bow rises in three bars from the shell. These merge 
into one at the turned center of the guard. The end is fashioned 
like those of the quillons. The shell is finely chased and pierced 


11g 


with birds, dolphins, interlaced lilies, and bordered by bands 
of laurel ornaments, the two shells being joined by loops of five 
rings. The whole of the hilt, except the pommel, is forged of one 
piece. 

The blade, which is old but which did not originally belong 


to this hilt, has a deep groove on the defensive side, and is 
slightly engraved with monsters and scrolls. An armorer’s 


mark is present on the ricasso. 16,1811 
Blade 41 inches. iS q 
From the Meyrick collection. es 


From the Gurney collection. 
From the Macomber collection, Plate 2 


E76. KHATAR Jaipur XVII Century 


The hilt is formed of two flat, parallel bars embossed with leaf 
and flower patterns inside, and with a looser design of four- 
petalled flowers outside. Two rounded bars widening at the 
ends and in the center connect the hilt bars. 


The blade has a long shield embossed with the four-petalled 
flowers, and is of Damascus steel. 19.51 


Blade 1134 inches. 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


E77. TULWAR ~ Indian 


The hilt is steel, inlaid with gold in floral designs. The pommel 
is a large, shallow, concave disk containing a semi-spherical 
knob with a small button top. The quillons are short, the ends 
knob-formed. The shield is long and pointed. 


The blade is of fine steel with three small ridges near the 
back, and one wider, shallow groove following the curve of the 
blade. For the last three and one-eighth inches above the 


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PLATE XXXI 
SPANISH SWORD AND RAPIERS WITH CUP AND 


SHELL HILTS, XVII CENTURY 








point the blade is four-sided. It is marked with small, sunken 
rosettes and curving lines. 19.54 


Blade 2734 inches. 


From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


7o. KAPIER French 1640-1666 


The hilt is of bright steel, the pommel oviform and embossed in 
high relief with a cavalry skirmish. The knuckle guard is 
formed of a winged dragon, the quillons are riders leaning for- 
ward on their horses’ necks. A mounted warrior appears on 
each face of the shield, and the shells show, also in relief, an 
encounter between horsemen outside the walls of a town. The 
grip is black, polished wood, spirally formed, and wound in the 
grooves with a single steel chain. 


The blade is four-sided, deeply grooved on each face, and is 
inlaid with the running fox of Solingen in copper. 16.1099 


Blade 34 inches. | ESE 


From the Macomber collection. 


Plate XXIX 





E79. MORTUARY SWORD —  XVIT Century 
; English 


The wide basket hilt is chased in relief with strapwork, scrolls, 
and masks, and on each face is the head of Charles I in relief. 
At one side the guard curves upward to meet the knuckle bow, 
and at the other side it turns down in a wide scroll. A small, 
triangular shield is ornamented with incised lines. The entire 
hilt is silver plated. 


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The blade is wide and bears a short, wide groove between 
two narrow ones on each face. In the wide groove on one side 
is the name ANDRIA and on the other FERARA. 


This sword formerly belonged to General Fairfax, a leader of 
the Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War. He died in 
1648. 16.696 
Blade 3354 inches. 


From the Sir Cuthbert Sharp collection. * 


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From the Duke of Sussex collection. 

From the Londesborough collection. € on 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXX 

E Bo. PILLOW SWORD XVII Century 
English 


This sword has a flat, knob-shaped pommel, and the ends of 
the short, straight quillons are of the same form, all chased 
with a conventional design of circles and diagonals. The grip 
is flat, and is wound horizontally with silver wire finished with 
braided strands of finer wire at either end. 


The blade is channeled and presents a somewhat convex sur- 


face at each end of the groove. 16.1493 

Blade 30 inches. ; 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXII 

E81. TOWN SWORD XVII Century 
English 


Of bright steel throughout. The hilt is composed, though all the 
parts are of one period. The pommel is spherical and is chis- 
eled in a pattern of leaf and flower scrolls. These occur also on 
the grip. The knuckle guard is in the Spanish style chased and 
pierced with overlapping leaves and with floral scrolls. The 
knuckle guard widens at its base to form the shells and emerges 
beyond them as a slightly drooping quillon ending in a knob. 
These parts were on the sword of General Fairfax, leader of 
the Parliamentary forces against Cromwell. 


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The blade is four-sided, double-edged, and has an indecipher- 
able inscription near the hilt. 16.1497 
Blade 31% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 


E82. RAPIER French XVII Century 


Court rapier with hilt of steel. The pommel is pear-shaped and 
is finely chiseled on either face with a horseman. The shield 
and shells show spirited figures of riders. The quillons of 
flattened section have rounded ends, and are chiseled in leaf 
and flower design, and gilded. 


The blade is slender and four-sided. 16.1096 
Blade 30 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XX XIII 
E83. SWORD Spanish XVII Century 


The hilt is of steel, chiseled in relief. The pommel, a flattened 
sphere, is decorated with two oval medallions in silver-studded 
borders. The simple cross guard ends in widened oval sections 
also bearing medallions, and a similar medallion occurs on the 
shield, all showing scenes from Greek mythology. The grip is of 
wire, chain-formed. 


The blade is Spanish, of the end of the seventeenth century. 
It is back-edged, grooved with a pattern of scrolls running at 
each side of the groove, and is signed MANEL GoSALEL. In the 
wide groove on one face runs the inscription, NO ME SAQUES SIN 
RASON, the legend ending on the opposite face, No ME ENBAINES 


SIN HONOR. 16.700 
Blade 38 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXI 














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E84. SWORD Scotch XVII Century 


The hilt is heavy, of basket form, having a large hemi-spherical 
pommel with a small button. The guards are formed of bands 
running parallel to the blade, with oval and oblong medallions 
set between, the medallions containing groups of similar bands 
with diamond-shaped ends. 


The blade has two wide and three narrow grooves running 
eight and one-quarter inches up from the ricasso and ending, 
on each face, in oval insets containing armorers’ marks. Be- 
sides these markings, the blade bears the running fox of Solin- 
gen, the rare mark of the mermaid, and is inscribed CLEMENS 


WILLEMS ME FECIT SOLINGEN. 16.701 
Blade 34 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXX 





E85. HUNTING SWORD ; XVII Century 
German 


The pommel, knuckle guard, and the pierced shells are of 
bright steel engraved with scrolls. The grip is wood. 


The blade, which has one serrated edge, is deeply channeled 
with two narrow, outlined grooves. It curves and widens near 
the point. On one face it is engraved with the name of the 
maker, CLEMENS WILLEMS, and on the other the inscription 
runs FECIT SOLINGEN. Besides this, the grouped letters viwiv 
occur four times in the grooves on either side of the blade. 


Blade 28 inches. 16.1626 


From the Londesborough collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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E86. TOWN SWORD Late XVII Century 


The hilt is of russet steel and gilded. The pear-shaped pommel 
is chiseled with fine scrolls and dots forming a background for 
oval medallions, on which are warriors’ heads in relief. The 
knuckle guard has two wider sections at the center, on which 
are similar medallions, and these occur also on the ring guard 
and on the ends of the quillons. The grip is wound horizontally 
with copper wire. 


The blade has a strong, square ricasso engraved with line de- 
signs. It is four-sided, grooved for seven inches and inscribed 


on each side in the groove SELO DEO GLORIA. 16.1499 

Blade 3234 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXII 

E87. BROADSWORD Late XVII Century 
German 


Blued steel hilt, the pommel pear-shaped and surmounted by a 
knob. The grip is wire. The double shell is pierced. 


The blade has a deep groove which runs to the point. It is 
inscribed with the initials a. R. surmounted by a crown. 19.55 
Blade 3434 inches. 


From the Theodore Offerman collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 





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E88. SWORD German XVIT Century 


The russet steel hilt was made for a hunting sword in the 
seventeenth century. The pommel is ingeniously formed as a 
stork fighting a snake, which forms the knuckle guard, coils 
about the quillons, and forms the ring guard. The quillons end 
in knobs fashioned as flowers and leaves. The grip is chiseled, 
the workmanship of the entire hilt being graceful and fine. 
This sword is pictured in the fifth volume of Sir Guy Lak- 
ing’s Record of European Armour and Arms (Fig. 1506), 
where the caption runs, “In the manner of Gottfried Leigebe 
of Berlin, about 1670.” In the text the sword is discussed more 
at length: ““We have very good reason to believe that it is a 
school work of Gottfried Leigebe, a metal worker of Berlin of 
about 1670... . It is certainly of the school of that sword-hilt 
maker.” 

The blade is six-sided and is pierced with dots connected by 
lengthwise perforations, a Pater Noster blade, of the type said — 
to have served as a rosary as well as a weapon. Two narrow, 
deep grooves run for nine inches of its length. The upper part 
of the blade is blued, and lines of fine etching, gilded, run at 
either side of the channels. It is of later date than the hilt, 
though still of the seventeenth century, and is of excellent 


French workmanship. 16.1498 
Blade 34 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXII 


E89. RAPIER = Spanish or Neapolitan XVII Century 
The hilt is entirely of bright steel, the oviform pommel, the 
grip, and the shells, all chased and pierced in interlaced scrolls 
of thick, heavy section with stodgy perforation. The knuckle 
guard is chased in spiral ribbons and fluted bands. The pas 
d’ane is undecorated. 

The blade is four-sided, and is inscribed in the groove soL- 
INGEN. 16.1487 
Blade 35 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 
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PLATE XXXII 


XVII AND XVIII CENTURIES 


’ 


SMALL SWORDS 


Ego. RAPIER French XVII Century 


The spherical pommel is chiseled in high relief with masks and 
arabesques. The grip is of wire. The knuckle guard is chiseled 
with masks and, in the center, with a female figure. The one 
quillon terminates in a similar figure. The shells are chased and 
pierced with masks, arabesques, and figures. 


The four-sided blade is lightly channeled on each face for 
about one-third its length and is marked with the running fox. 


Blade 34% inches. 16.1488 
From the Macomber collection. Sot re 
Eg1. CUTLASS Dutch End of XVII Century 


The brass pommel is formed as a horned devil’s head with a 
button atop. The grip is wood. The shell and the knuckle 
guard are of steel, the shell being fluted. 


The curving blade is single-edged except for the final six and 
five-eighths inches, and bears a single groove, followed by an 
incised line, on each face. Two names are incised upon it, 
IOAN VINNDT and NICHOLAS DORAN; the second of these was 
probably the owner. 16.1627 


Blade 263% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


Eg2. RAPIER Italian End of XVII Century 


The spherical pommel is chiseled in high relief with cavaliers 
in combat. The knuckle guard is carved with a nude figure, the 
shells with many horsemen; and terminal figures of women 
form the ends of the cross guard. 


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The blade is engraved with flowers and leaves in compart- 


ments, and with a tower. 16.1093 

Blade 3034 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XX XIII 

E93. PAGE’S RAPIER End of XVII Century 
Italian 


The hilt is of russet steel inlaid with silver in flowers, scrolls, 
and terminal figures. The pommel is oviform, the knuckle 
guard of flattened section, and the shell guard is double. 


The blade is four-sided, back-edged, and deeply grooved for 
about one-third of its length. In the groove, the name An- 


THONIO PICHINIO is inscribed. 16.1486 
Blade 25 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXII 
E94. ESTOC Italian End of XVII Century 


A thrusting sword with hilt of blued steel. The pommel is 
spherical, divided into upper and lower halves, and chiseled 
on one side in relief with vines and flowers. The same design 
appears on one face of the curving quillons and the large ring 
guard. The pas d’ane is undecorated. 


The blade is four-sided, and is marked with a spear head in 


brass thrice repeated. 16.1634 

Blade 3714 inches. ! 

From the Thill collection. 

From the Macomber collection. a 
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Eg5. RAPIER XVII and XVIII Centuries 
Italian 
The spherical pommel is chiseled in relief with fighting horse- 


men. The quillons end in grotesque women in full relief, and 
the shells show an army besieging a castle. 


The blade is blued and gilded. On its first seven inches are 
three grooves, above these are two small channels six and one- 
fourth inches long, and above these a flamboyant groove be- 
gins and runs almost to the point. An inscription around the 
ricasso reads VIVA RE DI NAPOLI. 16.1100 
Blade 30 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


E96. RAPIER Italian Early XVIII Century 


Court rapier with hilt of russet steel. The oviform pommel and 
the ring guard are faceted, the knuckle guard has at its center a 
flat, diamond-shaped section. 

The blade is three-sided with high ridges, and is lightly en- 
graved near the ricasso with scrolls and the figure of a woman. 
Blade 33 inches. 16.1101 


From the Macomber collection. 


Eg7. EXECUTIONER’S SWORD 

First of XVIII Century 

German 

The hilt is brass, the pommel hemispherical and having a con- 
cave lower section. The grip is wire, the quillons short, straight, 
and swelling at the rounded ends which are finished with flat 
buttons. 
The blade is wide, back-edged, and has a wide, shallow groove 
running up from the ricasso for nine and one-fourth inches. In 


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this is an inscription in debased Latin: vIN. VIRE. BELLERI. 
LEGIT. The sword is from the Brett collection, and Mr. Edwin 
Brett’s suggestion for the correct reading of the inscription is 
“Vindico vi rebelles legitima.”’ 


On the other face of the sword, the legend runs, 

Wan ich Das Scwerdt thu auff heben so 

Wunsch ich Dem armen sunder das Ewege Leben. 
An intricate scroll pattern is engraved along either side of the 
groove, and at the end of it is a figure of Justice with sword and 
scales. 16.1620 


Blade 3334 inches. 
From the Brett collection. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXII 


E98. BROADSWORD XVIII Century 
Scotch 


The hilt has the characteristic basket shape and is made of 
steel bands, eight on either side, two of these looping down over 
the blade to form a pas d’ane. The third band is leaf-shaped, 
pierced with circles and hearts, and ends in a series of loops 
and scrolls. Between the fourth and the eighth band are three 
_ wider bands, each pierced with circles and a heart. Incised 
lines follow the edge of each band. The pommel, a flattened 
knob, is banded as well. 


The blade has a wide groove up the center and a narrow one 
at either edge, running for about two-thirds the blade’s length. 


Blade 36 inches. 16.703 
From the Macomber collection. "| Plate 
Eg9. SWORD Spanish: XVIII Century 


The pommel of this sword is six-sided with elongated lobes. 
The wooden grip is banded lengthwise with steel and was 
originally covered with leather. The straight quillons end in 


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PLATE XXXIII 
SMALL SWORDS, XVII AND XVIII CENTURIES 





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raised bands and square, flattened buttons, this decoration 
being repeated on the two ring guards and on the knuckle 
guard. The entire hilt is of russet steel inlaid with dots and 
circles of silver. 


The blade is of somewhat earlier date, two-edged, six-sided, 
grooved for about one-fourth its length, and having an indis- 
tinct armorer’s mark and the running fox of Solingen incised 


on the ricasso. 16.692 

Blade 4214 inches. Os 

From the Macomber collection. es a 

E1oo. HUNTING SWORD XVIII Century 
Italian 


The hilt is cylindrical, widening at the pommel region, and en- 
tirely chased and pierced with a hunting scene, the figures 
realistically formed. The quillons are pilaster-shaped, flattened 
at the ends, one being longer than the other. 


The blade is back-edged, and is engraved with a leaf pattern 
against a ground of fine lines. 16.1686 


Blade 2034 inches. 


From the Zschille collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


E1o1. DRESS SWORD XVIII Century 


Italian 


The pommel, knuckle guard, and shell guard of this small sword 
are inlaid with silver in scroll designs. The grip is of silver wire. 


The blade is six-sided and is engraved with scrolls and in- 
scribed AMOR VINCIT OMNIA. 16.1494 


Blade 31 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


Ine 


E102. COURT SWORD XVIII Century 


Italian 


The pommel is spherical and fluted, the grip of wire, and above 
it is a fluted section with a bird’s head on either side. From the 
birds’ mouths come the pas d’ane, the one drooping quillon, 
ending in a spirally fluted cone, and the slender knuckle guard 
which is slightly chiseled at its center with leaf scrolls and 
divided into sections, bamboo-fashion. The small shells are 
pierced in diaper pattern. 


The blade is thrice grooved, and in the channels are piercings 
of small circles joined by straight piercings. This form of blade 
is called Pater Noster, and the perforations are said to have 


been used as the beads of a rosary. 16.1489 
Blade 3134 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXII 
E103. RAPIER French XVIII Century 


A court rapier with hilt of russet steel. The pommel is cone- 
shaped, faceted, and etched with leaf and flower rosettes. The 
shell is only slightly curved and is formed of flat sections inter- 
laced in chain pattern set with rosettes in gold. The grip is 
- wire. 


The blade is three-sided, and ornamented with engraved and 
gilded fleurs de lis. The point is broken. 


The upper mount of a russeted scabbard is present, bearing 
a medallion in gold chain enclosing three rosettes. 


Blade (broken) 2536 inches. 16.1098 and 16.1098a 
From the Macomber collection. 


E104. COURT SWORD XVIII Century 
French 


The oviform pommel, the knuckle guard, and the shells are of 
silvered copper embossed with animals in medallions. 


12 


The blade is three-sided, and is engraved with a Cupid and 


scrolls. 16.1484 

Blade 3134 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XX XIII 

Er1to5. COURT SWORD XVIII Century 
Italian 


Pommel, knuckle guard, and shells are divided into compart- 
ments by silver inlays and encrusted with busts in silver. 


The blade, which is not of the quality of the hilt, is twenty- 


nine inches long, and four-sided. 16.1485 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XX XIII 

E106. HUNTING SWORD XVIII Century 
German 


The small, flattened, spherical pommel, the knuckle guard, the 
one short, drooping quillon ending in a spherical knob, and the 
shell are all of brass chiseled with arabesques and dots. A 
plain oval cartouche appears on each face of the pommel. The 
polished wooden grip is hexagonal in section. 


The blade is single-edged for fourteen and three-quarters inch- 
es, then back-edged, and has a rounded point. The sheath is 
of leather with mounts of chased brass. 16.1491 


Blade 2034 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


E107. HUNTING SWORD AND SCABBARD 
XVIII Century 
French 


The hilt is of one piece, the wooden grip widening to form a 
rounded pommel region. It is bound with a silver band and 


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bears an oval of plain silver on each face. The quillons are short 
scrolls, two and seven-eighths inches across. 


The blade is wide, very slightly curved, single-edged, and is 
blued for about one-third its length, engraved and inlaid with 
an Oriental figure and a panoply of pole arms and flags on one 
face. On the other is a medallion containing a head, and on 
either side of it an inscription in Oriental characters. 


The sheath is of snake skin with silver mounts. 
Blade 227% inches. 16.1492 and 16.1492@ 
From the Macomber collection. 


E108. DRESS SWORD Middle of XVIII Century 
French 


A small sword, its pommel and guards gilded and embossed 
with figures of animals, and with flowers and scrolls. 


The blade has a deep groove on one face and a strong ridge 
on the other. 16.1094 


Blade 3414 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


E 1og. COURT RAPIER XVIII Century 
English 
The hilt is overlaid with silver and ornamented with faceted 


rosettes and engraving in diaper pattern. The grip is wire, 
further embellished by lengthwise bands of silver and faceted. 


The blade, thirty-two and five-eighths inches long, is blued 
for nine and three-eights inches and bears engraved and gilded 
medallions of flowers and trophies of arms. 16.1095 


Blade 3256 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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E110. DRESS SWORD XVIli Century 
French 


The pommel, knuckle guard, and shell are of russet steel 
chiseled with portrait busts in medallions. The grip is wire. 


The blade is three-sided, and is strongly ridged on one face. 
The other two sides are engraved with strapwork in curving 
patterns and with the sun. 16.1500 


Blade 30% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


Er11. COURT SWORD XVIII Century 
; French 
The pommel, knuckle guard, and shells are ornamented in 


gold inlay with a pattern of vines, floral scrolls, and trophies 
of arms of fine design and workmanship. 


The blade is bayonet-shaped, having three concave sides. It is 
engraved with scrolls and trophies of arms. 16.1097 


Blade 30% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


E112. COURT SWORD XVIII Century 
French 


The pommel, knuckle guard, and the shells are embossed and 
chased with figures, busts in medallions, wreaths, and scrolls 
of silver on a gold background. 


The blade is lightly etched and is inlaid with gold in rays, 
floral ornaments, scrolls, and a diaper pattern near the guards. 


Blade 34 inches. 16.1496 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XX XIII 


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E113. DRESS SWORD XVIII Century 
German 
The grip is of Dresden china, adorned with a landscape in 


yellow, rose, and green, framed with scrolls. The pommel and 
guards are of steel, gold-plated. 


The blade has a thick central portion and two shallow ridges 
near the edge. 16.1501 
Blade 3014 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


E114. HUNTING SWORD XVIII Century 
English 
The pommel is chased as drooping plumes, the grip is ivory, the 


quillons are twisted and end in snakes’ heads. All the mounts 
are parcel gilded. 


The blade is straight, single-edged, and has a wide groove. 
On each face it is lightly engraved with a dog in pursuit of a 
hare. 

The leather sheath has a fire-gilt ferrule, with a partly erased 
engraved inscription: 

“, . . & Foster’... JamesS . ., Cutler 7 iain 
. - . Prince of Wales . , . of York” 16.1710 and 16.1710¢ 
Blade 175 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


E115. COURT SWORD i735 
French 

Steel hilt with rounded pommel finished with a flattened but- - 

ton atop, and grip wound with silver wire. All the guards are 


gold-encrusted and bear designs of panoplies of arms in early 
rococo frames. 


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The blade is of unusual quality, slender and four-sided. A 
few inches in advance of the hilt a vine-like design is inlaid in 
brass. 23.1069 
Blade 2734 inches. 


From the Bashford Dean collection. 


E116. COURT SWORD End of XVIII Century 
French 

The hilt is steel bearing designs of Louis XVI ornament against 
a gilded ground. Medallions of flowers, with lattice work be- 
tween, decorate the elliptical pommel, the knuckle guard and 
shell. 

The colichemarde blade is delicately engraved with lattice 
pattern, scrolls, fleurs de lis and an armed figure. 23.1068 


Blade 32% inches. 


From the Bashford Dean collection. 


E117. HUNTING SWORD End of XVIII Century 
English 

The hilt is dark wood with silver mounts and three oval medal- 

lions of silver on each face. The silver knuckle guard bears a 

1797 hall mark and the initials w. xk. 


The blade, single-edged and slightly curving, has, on one 
face, a rayed sun on a ground of diaper pattern, a crescent with 
a profile in its curve, a star, a fantastic knight with spear and 
banner, and a trophy of flags. On the other face are Oriental 
figures, a sun, drums, crossed spears, and a crescent in a 
medallion. 


The sheath is of leather with silver mounts engraved with a 
trophy of arms and the maker’s name, “D. Drury, Cutler to 
His Majesty, Strand.” 16.1685 and 16.16852 


Blade 24 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


137 


E118. POMMEL OF A SWORD XVII Century 


Italian 


Of russet steel in the form of a negro’s head, filleted, and with 
a button above. 16.1703 


276 inches x 1% inches. 


From the collection of the Baron de Cosson. 
From the Macomber collection. 


E119. POMMEL OF A SWORD XVII Century 
Italian 


A russet iron pommel, representing the head of a man in the 
close-fitting cap of the period, the hair square-cut at the neck. 


2 inches x Ize inches. 16.1705 
From the Macomber collection. 


E120. POMMEL OF A SWORD XVII Century 


Italian 


A russet steel sword pommel formed as a man’s head with 
flowing hair. 16.1692 
17% inches x 1% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


E121. POMMEL AND GRIP OF DRESS SWORD 
XVII Century 
Italian 
A spherical pommel finished with a small button, and a rounded 
grip, both of bright steel chiseled, chased, and pierced, with 
poppies and leaves in a conventional design. 16.1697 
Length 4% inches. 


From the Brett collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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E122. POMMEL OF A SWORD XVII Century 


Italian 


A pommel of russet steel, shaped as a dog’s head, the ears 
ending in scrolls. 16.1690 


134 inches x 1% inches. 


From the collection of the Baron de Cosson. 
From the Macomber collection. 


E123. SWORD CARRIER About 1800 
English 

Bright steel, the lower edge formed in semicircles. A chain of 

long, flat, oval links and small circlets is present with its clasps 

complete. This carrier is for a court sword. 19.50 

414 inches x 3% inches. 


From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


E124. POMMEL Oriental 

A spherical, brass pommel, very heavy, formed of four faces in 
relief separated by floral bands, finished above by a metal 
ring. 16.1973 
Height 234 inches. 


_ From the Macomber collection. 


E125. HILT OF COURT SWORD 1820 
English 
A cut steel hilt in almost perfect condition, faceted and beaded 
lengthwise of the pommel and grip. The knuckle guard which, 
at its base, forms the cross-guard, also has the beaded border 
enclosing a faceted pattern of oval jewels about a central 
medallion. Faceted steel jewels, oval and round, between bor- 
ders of smaller beads, ornament all parts of the hilt. 23.1061 


Length 7 inches. 
From the Bashford Dean collection. 


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GUNS AND GUN PARTS, 
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GUNS AND GUN PARTS 


Fr. SWORD AND MATCH-LOCK 

PISTOL COMBINED XVI Century 

Italian 

The sword has a faceted, cone-shaped pommel, a grip of 
leather studded with steel rivets, reversed, faceted quillons 
ending in cones, pas d’ane, ring guards and a connecting ring 
between the two. 
The blade is deeply grooved, and is engraved on both sides 
with flowers and foliage, and an inscription in Oriental char- 
acters. On one face a cavalier with a sword is lightly incised. 
Attached to the barrel is a match-lock pistol of plain steel 
with a rounded barrel. This particular combination is rare, 
though pistols, usually wheel-lock, were often combined with 
weapons in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. 16.670 


Blade 34% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F2. BATTLE AXE AND WHEEL-LOCK 
PISTOL COMBINED XVI Century 


Italian 


The axe-blade is small, widening from a narrow base. It is of 
russet steel pierced with a large trefoil. The surface of both axe 
and pistol attached to its steel haft is much worn, and except 
_ for the trefoil piercing is undecorated. 16.671 


27% inches x 514 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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F 3. WHEEL-LOCK PISTOL 1578 


German 


The stock is of walnut, diapered with scrolls in ivory, and in- 
laid with figures of animals and birds. The pommel is ball- 
butted, and has an ivory medallion at the extremity engraved 
with a landscape. The inlay is fine and the figures are depicted 
in a spirited manner; the engraving detailed and of good work- 
manship. 


The barrel is of russet steel, partly octagonal, and is dated 
1578. The same date appears at the right of the lock plate 
with the letters H. s. v. z. above. The wheel is on the outside 
of the plate. 16.672 
22 inches x § inches. 

Formerly in the Londesborough collection. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXIV 


F4. WHEEL-LOCK PISTOL End of XVI Century 


Swedish 
The stock is of walnut, the barrel round, the butt of steel 
undecorated, conforming to the other steel parts. 16.47 


2514 inches x 3% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F 5. SNAPHANCE PISTOL XVII Century 
Spanish 

A very fine example of a Ripoll pistol, with round barrel slightly 
belled at the muzzle and covered with silver inlay in patterns 
formed of small circles. The ball butt is engraved and pierced 
with floriated scrolls. The lock is chiseled. 

Ripoll lies at the foot of the Pyrenees at the confluence of the 
Ter and the Fraser rivers. During the seventeenth and eight- 


144 


eenth centuries it was famous for its fire arms. During the 
early nineteenth century, the town was sacked by the French, 
and its ateliers were first broken up and the workers dispersed 
into smaller communities, and then, in a later occupation of 
the town, the entire armament works were destroyed. They were 
never rebuilt, and the pistols, appearing occasionally, are in 
great demand in the European market. There is one in the 


Armouries of the Tower of London, Class XII, No. 875. 


Length 11% inches. 18.68 

Plate XXXIV 

 F6. SNAPHANCE PISTOL XVII Century 
Caucasian 


A pistol perhaps composed. The barrel is light, about 28 bore. 
Three inches from the muzzle the barrel support is of chiseled 
silver inlaid with gold in a checkered pattern. Below this is a 
nine-inch band of silver ornamented with black enamel. Be- 
tween lock and butt is a silver band ornamented with gold in 
scroll and other designs. The ball trigger has four chain loops. 
The lock is inlaid with gold, and on it is an armorer’s mark. 
On the top of the grip in Turkish characters the name ALI BEY 
appears. On the barrel the name LAZARINO Com- appears, the rest 
being partly obliterated, and partly covered by the silver plate. 


Length 2034 inches. 18.69 

From the Charles M. Schott, Jr., collection. ce 

F7. SNAPHANCE PISTOL XVII Century 
Caucasian 


Long, slender barrel about 28 bore, the support leather-cov- 
ered. Two inches from the muzzle is a silver ferrule ornamented 
with a chain design. Enameled silver bands adorn the lower 
part of the breech and the top and sides of the grip. The ball 
butt is ivory. The lock is inlaid with gold in a fine floral pattern. 
Length 17% inches. 18.70 


From the Charles M. Schott, Jr., collection. Plate XXXIV 
145 


F8. WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE 


‘ XVII Century 
Italian 


The stock is walnut inlaid with engraved stag horn. The 
design is an intricate one of hunters, hares and other game, 
masks, scrolls, balls, and flowers. The barrel is plain bright 
steel, octagonal, and is thirty-four and a half inches long. The 
lock is slightly chased, and inscribed c.o. The pyrites holder is 
chiseled in the form of a bud. The foresight is of brass. The 
ramrod is horn-tipped and is ornamented with two engraved 


bands. This rifle has a double trigger. 16.1730 
Length 4614 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXV 


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Fo. WHEEL-LOCK GUN XVII Century 


Sardinian 


Sardinian wheel-locks are rare and valuable. This specimen is 
finely made and is interesting in its decoration. The stock is 
ebony-encrusted with bands of repoussé and pierced ornament 
in floral scroll designs. The barrel is bright steel, octagonal in 
section and banded with repoussé ornament. On the upper 
side it is inscribed A PATIS, engraved with a small rayed 
crescent, and marked besides by a small incised medallion 
containing the initials a. c. The wheel is very small, its edges 
scroll-formed. The pyrites holder. is chiseled and chased. 


Length 4814 inches. 19.64 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. Y 


Plate XXXV 
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PLATE XXXV 
RIFLES AND GUN REST, XVII CENTURY 





Fito. WHEEL-LOCK GUN 1618 
Spanish 

The stock is walnut inlaid in ivory with birds, animals, scrolls, 

and the arms of Aragon. The barrel, partly octagonal, is deco- 

rated with gilt bands. The lock and the pyrites holder are 

ornamented with the heads of a man and a woman chiseled 

in relief. The details of the work are finely executed. On the 


barrel, near the muzzle, are the initials F. F. 19.65 

Length 30% inches. Q 

From the Theodore Offerman collection. Plate XX XV 

Fir. WHEEL-LOCK GUN XVII Century 
German 


A very fine South German piece, the stock of dark red wood in- 
laid with flowers, leaves, cartouches, and scrolls in polished 
and engraved stag’s horn of many colors, and mother-of-pearl. 
The barrel is round at first, then five-sided, and is chiseled in 
low relief with renaissance scrolls, lions’ masks, and figures on 
a gold ground. The wheel-lock is on the outside, and is chis- 
eled in the form of a serpent dotted with gold. The hammer is 
baluster-shaped and partly gilded. The pyrites holder is fash- 
ioned as the head of a crocodile; the lock plate and trigger 
guard are chiseled with scrolls on a gold ground, the lock plate 
being further ornamented with figures of birds, flowers, and 


watriors. 16.1781 

Length 351 inches. 

From the Spitzer collection. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXV 

Fiz. WHEEL-LOCK GUN XVII Century 
Italian 


A weapon of the very first order, the stock inlaid with engraved 
ivory and mother-of-pearl in delicate scrolls, leaves, flowers, 


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and circles. The barrel is octagonal, russeted, and with traces 
of gilding present. It is engraved at the upper end. The butt is 
of the pied-de-biche form. 16.1782 


Length 4834 inches. 
From the Magniac collection. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXV 
F13. WHEEL-LOCK PISTOL XVII Century 
Italian 


The stock is of pear wood, inlaid in horn with hounds and hares 
running on a field of leaf and flower scrolls. The barrel is long 
and partly hexagonal. All the mounts are of plain bright steel. 


The butt has an oval end and is steel banded. 16.48 
23% inches x 334 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXIV 


Fi4. PAIR OF FLINT-LOCK PISTOLS 
Italian, Brescian Early XVII Century 


The stocks are walnut. The barrels are octagonal for half their 
length, then rounded. The name p. MoreEtTtTa occurs on the bar- 
rel of one pistol (16.53). The mounts are bright steel elaborately 
chiseled and chased with floral scrolls, monsters, and a hunting 


scene. An armorer’s mark is present. 16.52 and 16.53 
1734 inches x 454 inches. a 
From the Macomber collection. 


F15. PAIR OF FLINT-LOCK PISTOLS About 1700 


Italian 


The stocks are of Italian walnut carved sparingly with foliation 
and beaded lines. Each barrel is hexagonal half its length, then 
rounded, and one is signed LAZARINO COMINAZzzo, and the other 
LAZRINO COMINAZZO. The original Lazarino Cominazo was of 
the sixteenth century. He had numberless successors and 


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namesakes. By the time this pistol was made, Cominazo was 
practically no more than a trade name. The lock plate is slightly 
engraved with leaf scrolls, the frizzen is covered with a del- 
icately engraved and chiseled design of foliation, and the butt 
plates are of steel ornamented with the same pattern. The rivets 
fastening the lock plates are formed as flowers, and small leaf 
scrolls in steel are overlaid on the sides and tops of the stocks. 


The locks are signed with the name of a Brescian maker, Gio 


BORGOGNONE IN BRESIA. 16.679 and 16.680 
1934 inches x 4 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXIV 


F16. PAIR OF FLINT-LOCK PISTOLS About 1700 


French 


The stocks are walnut burl highly polished and carved in leaf 
scrolls. The steel parts are all engraved, chased, and embossed 
on a gold ground. The side plates show a classic huntsman with 
a bow, a grotesque mask, and arabesques exquisitely embossed 
in slight relief. The embossed flowers and leaves of the butt 
plates are graceful, a freer, looser rendering of the leaf scrolls 
and arabesques of the side plates. 


The barrels are signed c. MASSIN. 
The pistols No. 180 and 181 of the Stuyvesant collection are 


very similar to these, but are unsigned. 16.50 and 16.51 
19! inches x 41% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXIV 


Fi7. FLINT-LOCK BAYONET PISTOL 
XVIII Century 
English 


Curved, wood stock, octagonal barrel of bright steel. Each side 
of the lock is engraved with a swan swimming. The affixed 
bayonet is one and seven-eighths inches long. 19.53 


Length 113% inches. 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


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=F1i8. PAIR OF FLINT-LOCK PISTOLS 
First Half of the XVIII Century 
German 
The mountings are bronze chiseled in high relief with deer, a 
hound reclining, trees, flowers, and scroll patterns. The barrel 
is marked in inlay 10H. AND. (Johann Andreas) KUCHENREUTER. 
The armorer’s mark on the barrel is a mounted cavalier, gilt. 


The lock, pyrites holder, trigger guards, and pan are of steel 


chiseled in high relief. 18.67 and 18.76 
Length 10 inches. aie 
From the Charles M. Schott, Jr., collection. 
=- Fig. BLUNDERBUSS XVIII Century 
Oriental 


The stock is carved in a diaper pattern with lines in groups of 
four, and is studded and inlaid with silver. On either side of 
the butt are a silver star and five diamond-shaped plaques. 
Trigger guard, hammer cock, and lock plate are engraved in 
clear-cut flower and leaf patterns. Three long, slender panels on 
the barrel near the hammer are damascened in silver in floral 
designs. At either end of these panels is an armorer’s mark. 


An engraved silver band encircles the butt, and the funnel- 
shaped barrel is overlaid with silver scrolls, flowers, and, about 
the muzzle, a diamond pattern. 16.54 


2234 inches x 436 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 





F 20. FLINT-LOCK PISTOL | XVIII Century 


Italian 


The stock is walnut, polished. The barrel is round, signed on 
a reserve LAZARO LAZARINO, and marked with a double-headed 
eagle with crown above, surrounded by gilded ornaments and 


150 


ending in a chiseled plate with ground of gold. The lock is 
signed TOLO ACAZZI. 


The oviform butt and the trigger guard are chiseled with scrolls. 


958 inches x 3% inches. 16.45 

From the Macomber collection. 29 ¢ 

& £22 > 

¢ AXA % 

%*o ¢ 

F2r1. FLINT-LOCK PISTOL XVIII Century 
English 


The stock is of dark wood, probably thorn, the barrel russet 
steel with a gilded medallion showing, in relief, banners, drums, 
and arms. The side plates also are chased with trophies, while 
on the underside of the stock in silver is the figure of a seated 
knight in helmet and banded mail. 


The lock plate is engraved with the name Wilson. 16.46 
16 inches x 41% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F22. FLINT-LOCK PISTOL 1788 


Italian 


The stock is of Italian walnut carved in floral patterns and line 
designs. The lock, trigger guards, and plates are of bright steel 
chased and pierced in a design of floral scrolls. The barrel is en- 
graved with a fine herringbone pattern and is signed with a 
name probably Lazaro, but the figures 1788 have been widely 
superimposed on the inscription, making it difficult to read. 
The lock is signed CARLO LERME B¢. 


In the collection of the late Mr. Rutherford Stuyvesant there 
is a pair of flint-lock pistols signed vINCENzO COMINAZO with 
the locks inscribed LERME IN BRESCIA. The Stuyvesant pistols 
are much like these, having the same herringbone pattern on 


ISI 


the barrel and a somewhat similar design on the butt plates 
and trigger guards. 16.49 


19 inches x 4 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F 23. PRIMER German Early XVI Century 


Of horn, carved in spirited manner with a crucifixion, before 
which a knight is kneeling. The background is formed of fine, 
lengthwise incised lines. The mounts are missing, and the piece 
is in poor condition. 16.1856 
556 inches x 4 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


F24. PRIMER German Early XVII Century 


A primer of hard wood, broadly annular in form, and carved in 
high relief with a hunting scene, the bodies of the hounds and 
the boar curving to conform to the shape of the primer. The 
mounts are of pierced steel. 

There are a number of similar primers extant, some of them 
forgeries of the original popular South German type. 16.1887 
514 inches x 5% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 


F25. POWDER PRIMER XVI Century 


German 


Formed from a section of horn, the mounts missing. On one 
face is the figure of Judith holding a sword, beside her the head 
of Holofernes carved realistically. 16.452 
61% inches x 434 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 

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F 26. POWDER HORN XVI Century 


German 


Formed of a branching horn, the surface smooth and ivory- 
colored, decorated in an incised geometric pattern of red and 
black. The mounts are missing. 16.667 


10% inches x 8 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F27. POWDER FLASK Middle of XVI Century 


Italian 
Flasks of this sort were made from 1550 through 1610. The 
authenticity of this piece is doubtful. It is of cuir bouilli, 
fluted, and embossed, and has plain steel mounts. 16.1916 


75% inches x 536 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


F 28. POWDER FLASK XVI Century 


German 
Formed of a section of stag horn, the face carved with a castle, 
on the balcony of which a bearded man is playing a harp. 
Below are two women, one holding a charger. All the mounts, 
except an iron ring for suspension, are missing. 16.1906 


6% inches x 4% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


F 29. POWDER FLASK Latter Half of XVI Century 
French 

A metal flask covered with leather. The charger is bronze, and 
the part below the cap is ornamented with two griffins enclosed 
in an imbricated border. The lower part of the flask is fluted 
with a rope design on each swell of the fluting. 18.65 
634 inches x 434 inches. 

From the Charles M. Schott, Jr., collection. Plate XXXVI 


T53 


F 30. POWDER PRIMER 
Late XVI or Early XVII Century 
French 


Of horn, brass-mounted. The face is carved in relief with a king 
riding, the bodies of three men in his path, and with Shadrach, 
Meshach, and Abednego in the furnace, and an angel above 
them. Below are scrolls and flowers. The reverse is undeco- 


rated. 16.1843 

8 inches x 514 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXVI 

F 31. POWDER FLASK 1570 
German 


Formed of a section of elk horn and mounted with steel. The 
horn is boldly engraved with the figures of a woman and a 
bearded man in the costume of the late sixteenth century. At 
the lower part the date 1570 is incised. 16.37 


9 inches x 4% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F 32. POWDER FLASK XVI Century 


German 
Of horn carved in relief with Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel offer- 
ing sacrifices. The mounts are missing. 16.674 


614 inches x 714 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


F 33. POWDER FLASK 7 1591 
Spanish 


Of horn carved in high relief with a hunting scene on one face, 
and on the other with the tragedy of Lucrezia and Tarquin. 


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PLATE XXXVI 


PRIMERS AND POWDER FLASKS 


XVI, XVII, AND 


b 


XVIII CENTURIES 


The mounts are of iron and brass, and the horn is marked 
ANO DE I$91, DPAVA. 16.675 


814 inches x 3 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F 34. POWDER FLASK XVII Century 


German or Swiss 


Of a curved section of horn, pale ivory in color, and bearing on 
one face, in high relief and carefully executed detail, the figure 
of a saint with staff and halo. Below him are two bearded men 
in the costume of the end of the sixteenth century. The mounts 


are missing. 16.678 
55% inches x 3% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXVI 
F35. POWDER FLASK XVII Century 


French or Italian 


Formed of a section of horn and engraved on one face with a 
figure of Diana with a spear and wreath and armor. On the 
other face is a pattern of incised lines. The mounts are missing. 


61% inches x 478 inches. 16.673 


From the Macomber collection. 


F 36. POWDER PRIMER XVII Century 
French 


Formed of metal gilt in triangular form with the front round- 
ing. On it in high relief is a group of figures, Diana and her 
attendants. 16.666 


5 inches x 75 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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F 37. TOUCH-BOX Italian XVII Century 


Of wood inlaid with ivory in circular medallions. Those at the 
center are engraved with birds. Small circular insets of ivory 


form annular designs and rosettes. 16.60 

634 inches x 454 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXVI 

F 38. PRIMER AND SPANNER XVII Century 
Italian 


Of bright steel chiseled with leaf ornaments and raised bands. 
8 inches x 224 inches. 16.668 
From the Macomber collection. 


F 39. SPANNER Italian XVII Century 
An arquebus key of steel pierced and engraved in scroll de- 


signs. 16.669 
638 inches x 134 inches. . 
From the Macomber collection. 


F40, PATRON North German XVII Century 


An iron cartridge box, the reserves bordered with embossed 
nail heads, the ground occupied by masks, flower scrolls, and 
two warriors, all in high relief. The bottom of the box is wide 
and flanging. The inside is wood, and is divided into four brass- 
mounted compartments for the cartridges. The entire surface 
of the patron is blackened. 16.1911 


Height 514 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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F4r. PRIMER XVII Century 
Formed of a section of stag horn, and carved in relief with the 
figures of a stag and a doe in the forest. The top is ivory. 

3% inches x 41% inches. 16.1852 
From the Macomber collection. 


F42.SPANNER AND PRIMER XVII Century 
German 

For use with a wheel-lock gun. It is of darkened steel, the 

primer end octagonal, the spanner having three holes in a tre- 

foil pattern. By pressing a lever, this spanner can be extended 

from six and one-fourth inches to nine and one-fourth inches, 

displaying a ratchet section at the center. 16.1908 


From the Macomber collection. 


F 43. SPANNER Italian XVII Century 


For a wheel-lock gun. The head is partly hexagonal with a 
moulded center, and a pierced turnscrew at the end. It is of 
bright steel. 16.1866 
6 inches x 234 inches. 

From the Londesborough collection. 

From the Spiller collection. 

From the Macomber collection. 


F 44. POWDER FLASK XVII Century 


Swiss 
Fashioned of a curving section of horn and carved in high 
relief with a knight grieving. A group of women stands before 
him, and Cupid with bow and arrow hovers above. The mounts 
are missing. 16.676 
61% inches x 5 inches. 
From the collection of Don A. Gonzales of Seville. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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F45. POWDER FLASK XVII Century 
Italian 

Made from walnut burl, highly polished. The flask is circular 
in form, with a rounded ridge on each face encircling a brass 
medallion embossed in a floral pattern. The mounts are of 
steel incised, the charger formed as a dragon. Large brown 
tassels and cords are present. 16.38 
81% inches x 534 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 


F 46. SPANNER AND PRIMER 
End of XVII Century 
Tyrolese 
Of black chamois horn, the tip recurving. The mounts are 
silver and are slightly chased. The spanner parts are of bright 
steel. 16.43 
714 inches x 2 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


F 47. PRIMER XVIII Century 
A small primer formed from the end of a lobster’s claw. The 
mounts are of brass. 16.44 


61% inches x 2 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F 48. TOUCH BOX XVII Century 


A circular touch box of wood, depressed at the center, enriched 
with a series of inlaid ivory dots in circular patterns. 16.57 


634 inches x 434 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 
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_——F 49. POWDER FLASK XVIII Century 


A triangular flask of wood, cloth-covered. The mounts are of 
bright steel decorated with a few incised lines. At the center of 
the front is an oval, steel medallion having a border of small 
incised circles. 16.58 


934 inches x 77 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


-- F5o. PRIMER French XVIII Century 


A small, pear-shaped primer of copper decorated with repoussé 
ornament, a medallion on each face showing a boy and a deer. 
The knob is decorated with acanthus leaves. The mounts are 
brass. 16.1851 


4% inches x 154 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F 51. POWDER FLASK XVIII Century 
Tyrolese 


A flask of horn with incised ornamentation of circles, floral 
scrolls, fine lines, and bands. 16.59 


8 inches x 4% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F 52. POWDER HORN Early XVIII Century: 
Balearic Islands 


Part of a powder horn, large, crudely carved with curious 
patterns, royal personages, coats of arms, animals, and relig- 
ious emblems. 18.66 


1038 inches x 3% inches. 
From the Charles M. Schott, Jr., collection. Plate XXXVI 


159 


F 53. POWDER CANISTER XVIII Century 
Italian 

A large, wooden canister, annular in form, painted black, and 

ornamented with four concentric circles on each face. There 

are two standards at the base. The upper mount is pewter. 

Black and white cords are present. 19.44 


12 inches x 9 inches. 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


F 54. HORN PRIMER Ictalian XVIII Century 


Of horn and carved with two mounted horsemen pursuing a 
boar, which has turned and is fighting a pack of hounds. The 
background has been stained a dark brown, against which the 
finely carved figures of the hunters, hounds, and boar stand out 


in white relief. 16.62 
4% inches x 334 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXVI 
F555. POWDER FLASK Early XTX Century 
English 
A flattened, pear-shaped flask of copper with brass mounts. 
On one side a trophy of game is embossed. 16.61 


74% inches x 3% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F 56. POWDER FLASK XIX Century 
Italian 

Of horn deeply carved with the towers of a city on one face. 

On the other are the arms of Savoy, proclaiming the flask to be 

of a late period, since the House of Savoy became rulers of 

Italy only in 1860. Puzzling anachronisms occur in the carving. 


160 


The horseman carved on one face of the horn is in sixteenth 
century costume except for his wide, eighteenth century boots. 


10 inches x 3 inches. 16.677 
From the Macomber collection. 


F 57. CANNON Venetian XVI Century 


Of bronze chased with scroll work in diamond-sectioned car- 
touches. The rear sight is a foliate ornament ending in a small 
knob. 16.1831 


Length 26 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F58. CANNON XVI Century 


A small heavy gun of cast iron, having thirteen raised hoops or 
bands. It is muzzle-loading, the bore being one and three- 
eighths inches. 16.1974 


Length 32% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F 59. CANNON 1748 


Decorated with two bands of shell and scroll ornaments in low 
relief. Above the trunions are two figures of sphinxes in full 
relief. At the muzzle and breech are double, movable bands in- 
scribed FESTINA LENTE, and PERIT LABOR, and the date 1748; 
and at the muzzle the inscription runs Non TIMET INSIDIAS. 

Length 17 inches. 16.1832 


From the Spiller collection. 


F6o. SERPENTINE ~— German Late XVI Century 


A rare and early form of match-lock for throwing balls of five- 
ounce weight. The barrel, which is octagonal for thirty-three 


161 


and three-fourths inches, then rounded, is provided with trun- 
ions, and is decorated with incised bands of foliation. The 
match holder and pan cover are restored after a specimen of 
this type of gun in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 


Length 7 feet 634 inches. 21.1249 
™*F 61. CANNON Spanish XVII Century 


A small brass cannon, the breech end octagonal, the other half 
round. It is decorated with raised bands about the barrel. The 
sights are scroll-formed. The bore measures about three- 
fourths of an inch. 16.1844 


17 inches x 3 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


F6z2. CANNON AND STAND XVII Century 
French 


A bronze cannon, ten-sided, decorated with three raised bands, 
a shield with four bars horizontal on a convex ground, and 
having a trophy of arms above. On the upper side of the 
breech are the initials v. c. p., and from the breech end pro- 
jects an eagle head in full relief. 


The stand is like that of cannon F 63, iron, lightly made of 
flat section bands formed into scrolls and ornamented with 
leaves and flowers, whose petals are in full relief. 

Length of cannon 5 feet 4 inches. 16.1915 and 16.1915a 


From the Macomber collection. 


F63. CANNON AND STAND XVII Century 
French | 

Bronze cannon, muzzle loading, octagonal. The ornamenta- 

tion consists of the arms of France surmounted by three 

crowns. These are in partial relief. From the breech end the 

head of a woman in full relief projects. 


162 


The stand is blackened iron, the legs scroll-formed, and with 
flowers at the center, each petal separate. 


Cannon length 4 feet 101% inches. Stand length 4534 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 16.1903 and 16.1903a 


F64. HAND CANNON 
Japanese 


A small, bronze, breech-loading hand cannon with octagonal 
muzzle. A dragon is engraved on the barrel. 19.45 


Length 61% inches. 


From the Austin collection. 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


F65. WHEEL-LOCK FROM A MUSKET 
XVI Century 


Italian 


A well-made lock, decorated with exquisitely executed gold 
inlay work in floral scroll designs against a black ground. The 
wheel plate is pierced and engraved with the double eagle of 
Austria on a background of gold plate. The hammer, which is 
chiseled and pierced, ends in a boar’s head. The inner side of 
the lock, though not inlaid, is quite as beautifully formed, the 
details of each piece chiseled and chased. The wheel plate is a 
chimera crouching. 


The piece bears no mark but its appearance is Italian, and 
the beauty of the workmanship suggests that it may have be- 
longed to a member of the Austrian royal family. 16.1546 


12% inches x 634 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 
163 


F 66. PISTOL MOUNT XVII Century 
Italian 


A rounded butt plate of steel, finely chiseled and chased with 
leaf scrolls and a hunting scene, two hounds in pursuit of a 
mythical beast. : 16.1909 


21% inches x I inch. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F67. PISTOL MOUNT XVII Century 
Italian 


Butt plate of a pistol, russet steel chiseled and chased with 
lions’ masks and foliated scrolls. The workmanship is fine, the 
design exquisite. 16.1910 


434 inches x 314 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F68. TWO PISTOL MOUNTS XVII Century 
Italian 


Steel plates for the butt and top of the stock of pistols. The 
workmanship and the character of the design are much the 
same on both, consisting of trophies of arms and conventional 
patterns. On 16.1862 is a scroll design; on 16.1863, a feather 
pattern runs along the top of the stock plate, and the butt is 
rosette-formed. 16.1862 and 16.1863 
Each 5% inches x 234 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


F 69. POWDER FLASK ~ Late XVIII Century 


Steel mount for butt and top of pistol. The ornamentation con- 
sists of two grotesque masks, scrolls, and fine piercings. 16.55 


614 inches by 13% inches. 
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F70. PISTOL MOUNT Late XVIII Century 
Steel mount for upper part of pistol and butt, chiseled and 
chased with floral scrolls, and a winged monster. 16.56 
4 inches by 134 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 


F71. WHEEL-LOCK ; Early XVII Century 
German 


A bright steel lock, the wheel being on the inside of the plate 
which is engraved with hunting scenes. The pyrites holder is 
formed as a swan and engraved. 18.73 


Length 81% inches. 
From the Charles M. Schott, Jr., collection. 


F72. CARBINE HANGER XVII Century 
Italian 


Of bright steel in an open design of scrolls and leaves. The hook 
to which it is hinged is heart-shaped. 16.1907 
714 inches x 234 inches. 


From the Spiller collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


Bere. LIN T Italian XVII Century 
A flint to which is attached a bag covered on one side by a 
pierced brass tracery of birds and foliage. 16.1854 


4 inches x 3 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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F74. FLINT-LOCK French XVII Century 


A large lock for a cannon, massive, and curved to fit over the 
cannon barrel at right angles to its length. The pyrites holder is 
broadly ridged. Inscribed on the upper side are the figures 
6.8.02, and the name and residence of the maker GRIvVAL A 
TOULON. 18.75 
113 inches x 636 inches. 


From the Charles M. Schott, Jr., collection. 


Grival-a-goulon 


F75. WHEEL-LOCK XVII Century 


Of bright steel, ornamented by grooves, the lower part of the 
pyrites holder baluster-formed. This is a double lock, having 
two hammers. 19.52 


9 inches x 25% inches. 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


F76. GUN REST Italian XVII Century 


The head is of steel boldly engraved with scrolls, the pattern 
brightened. The haft is dark wood with a steel tip. Such a rest 
was used by the arquebusier of the seventeenth century to 
steady his gun, much as the lance rest of the knight’s breast- 
plate steadied his longer weapon. The fixing of the rest in the 
ground to fire from was part of the regular musketry drill of the 
infantry of the period. | d 16.1776 


Length 56 inches. 


From the Bernal collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XX XV 


166 


F 77. GUNSIGHT German XVII Century 


Of blued steel, chased and ridged. 16.1939 
2 inches. 


From the Greenwood collection. 
From the Gurney collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


B75. GUN, BARREL XVII Century 
German 
Of bright steel, hexagonal, inlaid with a diaper pattern of 
brass, and signed IOHANNES BROLS. 16.1914 
ZV MOLLEN KAFEN 
AN DER SIG 1638. 
Length 333 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


F79. GUN BARREL XVII Century 
Italian 

Of bright steel, chiseled with three panels showing, respectively, 
Cupid and a half-obliterated larger figure, a warrior with his 
dagger lifted to strike an ox, and another warrior grasping a 
spear and leaning on his shield. Between the panels are longi- 
tudinally ridged sections three and three-fourths inches long. 
The rest of the barrel is undecorated. 16.1780 
Length 3834 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 


F 80. WHEEL-LOCK XVII Century 


German 


A bright steel lock finely engraved on hammer and plate with a 
hunting scene and arabesques. The hammer is formed as a 
monster’s head, the details of the engraving of it running into 


167 


scrolls. The wheel is inscribed with the name George Bernard- 
ton Hauser. 16.39 


814 inches x 63% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


F 81. WHEEL-LOCK XVII Century 
German 
Of bright steel, the hammer and plate very well engraved with 
spirited scenes of combat between knights and Turks. The pan- 
cover and hammer-cock are chiseled and chased in fine leaf 
scrolls. The lock is signed with the name of the locksmith 
IOAN GEORG DAX IN MUNCHEN and also with the engraver’s 
name, J. C. STENGLIN. 16.40 


914 inches x 534 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


F 82. WHEEL-LOCK 1650 
Tyrolese 


A bright steel arquebus lock bearing delicately chased renais- 
sance traceries, of flowers and leaves, and two dog-headed 
monsters ending in leaf scrolls. 23.1073 


Length 8% inches. 


F 83. SNAPHANCE GUN-LOCK About 1670 
Italian 


The hammer chased with a mask and a small nude in high 
relief. Other masks and figures of animals appear on a ground- 
work of leaf scrolls. 16.41 


614 inches x 27% inches. 

From the Gurney collection. 

From the Macomber collection. 
168 


F 84. MIQUELET LOCK End of XVII Century 
Austrian 
Bright steel exquisitely inlaid with gold in a design of floriated 


scrolls. The plate is inscribed austria, while the frizzen bears 
the inscription EN CORDOVA. 18.72 


Length 45 inches. 
From the Charles M. Schott, Jr., collection. 


F 85. GUN-BARREL XVII Century 
Italian 
Of bright steel, octagonal at first, then, for seven and three- 
quarters inches channeled with six outlined grooves. These end 
at a band of ornament, after which the barrel is round, with a 
brightened, engraved ridge running along the upper side. The 
ornamentation consists of a fine pattern of foliated scrolls, and 
dots inlaid, covering the entire surface of the barrel. 16.1778 


Length 4336 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F 86. FLINT-LOCK About 1750 
Spanish 

A very fine lock engraved with trophies of arms and having an 

inset armorer’s mark, a crown in gold with the name c. EL 

ALGORA beneath. The maker’s entire name is also inscribed 

on the lock, GABRIEL DE ALGORA EN MAD. 


Length 534 inches. 
From the Charles M. Schott, Jr., collection. 





F 87. SNAPHANCE GUN-LOCK XVIII Century 
Italian 


Engraved and chased with conventional leaf scrolls, the plates 
for the insertion of screws formed as flowers. The armorer’s 


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name, inset in a sunken cartouche, is L. ANDYoLoz. The name 


TANINE also appears on the lock. 16.42 
534 inches x 4% inches. Gan 
From the Macomber collection. natu 
ee 
F88. BAG XVIII Century 


A small cloth bag lined with red leather, and having, on each 
face, a design in wool of flowers and leaves. Plain steel mount 
at the base, for striking against flints. 16.1860 


3% inches x 4 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


F 89. BRIQUET XVIII Century 


For flint and steel. This briquet is of bright steel, the end 
scroll-formed and equipped with a ring for suspension. 16.1965 
Length 57 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


Fo90. MIQUELET LOCK First of XIX Century 
Spanish 
Bright steel engraved with leaf scrolls and a narrow, conven- 


tional border. The mark sunken in the plate between hammer 
and pan is a crown gilded, with the name casiora beneath. 


Length 4% inches. . 18.71 
From the Charles M. Schott, Jr., collection. BY 
Ga 
Bro 


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CROSSBOWS, WINDERS, 
AND QUARRELS 


SECTION G 











PLATE XXXVII 


CROSSBOW AND WINDER, QUIVER AND BOLTS, 
XV CENTURY 


CROSSBOWS, ETC. 


G1. CROSSBOW AND WINDER XV Century 
Spanish 

The stock is walnut inlaid with bands of horn. The bow is 
wood on which traces of old leather and a decoration of dots 
and lines in gold on a dark ground may be seen. 

The winder is steel, ornamented with strapwork, chiseled vine 
scrolls, and engraved brass bands. At intervals, medallions of 
brass, pierced in Gothic designs, are inset. 16.1726 


Length 321% inches. Bow spread 2914 inches. 
From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XX XVII 


G2. CROSSBOW French XVI Century 


The stock is of pear wood with insets of darker wood and of 
ivory, and with the entire upper side overlaid with ivory orna- 
mented by incised lines and a border of small, sunken, oblong 
cartouches set their own width apart and blackened. The bow 
is of blackened steel, and is decorated with six rosettes of red 
yarn. 16.1966 


Length 2134 inches. Bow spread 16% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


G3. CROSSBOW BOLTS (23) XVI Century 
German 

These bolts are of wood, most of them having wooden feathers. 

Several are feathered with leather, and on a few specimens the 

feathers are entirely gone. There are several examples of the 

spirally set wings, a feature which caused the arrow to spin in 

flight. The four-sided metal heads are in good condition. 


Length 1314 inches to 16% inches. 16.1731 to 16.1753 inclusive 


From the Spiller collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XX XVII 


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G4. CROSSBOW BOLTS (20) XVI-XVII Centuries 
German 


These bolts, leather or wooden winged, and tipped with steel, 
average about fourteen and a half inches in length. The feath- 
ers of several are spirally set to produce a spinning motion in 
the arrow. 16.1754 to 16.1773 inclusive 


Length 14 inches to 15 inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


G5. CROSSBOW English XVII Century 


A small, sporting prodd made for a child. The stock is polished 
tropical wood (rosewood possibly) with steel mounts. The bow 
is gracefully curved, and is formed of bright, undecorated steel. 
The cord is missing. The armorer’s mark is a shield-shaped 


inset of brass. Ooo 
Length 20% inches. Bow spread 19% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 

G6. LEVER English XVII Century 


A crossbow lever of wood stained reddish brown, undecorated. 
It is-a simple type, and has been assigned to Gi11,an English 
prodd of the seventeenth century. 16.1774 


Length 20% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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PLATE XXXVIII 
CROSSBOWS AND WINDERS, XVI AND XVII CENTURIES 





G7. WINDER OF A CROSSBOW 1612 


German 


The handle is missing, but otherwise this moulinet is in good 
condition. It is a fine piece, steel, engraved with scrolls, tre- 
foils, and a dog, all fine and small. The gilding is almost gone. 
The date is set in an oblong cartouche of incised lines. An 
armorer’s mark is present. 10.1727 


Length 17 inches. ae 
From the Londesborough collection. By 


From the Macomber collection. 


G8. CROSSBOW AND WINDER XVII Century 


German 


The sides of the stock are banded lengthwise with black and 
white horn. The top is covered with horn slightly engraved 
with scrolls and small conventional designs. The bow is steel, 
wide, and undecorated. The original cord is present. 


The winder is of heavy, bright steel, lightly engraved with a 
name CW SHALL, the date 1665, and the letters no followed by 
an indecipherable figure. The wooden knob of the handle is 


modern. 16.1728 and 16.1729 
Length 2334 inches. Bow spread 2514 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXVIII 


Gg. CROSSBOW AND WINDER 
Latter Half of the XVI Century 
Saxon 
A very beautiful bow in fine condition. The stock is ebony, 
richly inlaid with ivory trophies of arms and musical instru- 
ments, and engraved with a Romanesque warrior. The inside 
of the strong, steel bow is engraved with a deer hunt; the out- 
side has a design of birds and floral scrolls, the ground gilt. 


175 


Trigger guard and catches are also gilt, and the original blue 
silk tassels and balls are present. 


The winder is engraved with flowers, leaves, masks, and tro- 
phies, and is pierced with the coat of arms of the Elector Au- 
gustus I of Saxony. The handle of the winder is embossed 
and chased with a grotesque mask and gilded. 16.1723 and 


Length 241% inches. Bow spread 2234 inches. 16.1723@ 
From the Zschille collection. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XX XVIII 

Gio. CROSSBOW German XVII Century 


The stock is of pear (?) wood inlaid with bands and cartouches 
of horn polished, and engraved with arabesques and an imbri- 
cated pattern. The heavy steel bow is decked with rosettes of 
red and green yarn. The original cord is present. Trigger guard 
and catches are of plain steel, the trigger guard spirally twisted 
and ending in a knob. 16.1724 


Length 29 inches. Bow spread 26% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


Gir. PRODD English XVII Century 


A form of bow used in the hunt. Its missile was a stone or lead 
pellet. The stock is dark wood inlaid with panels of stag horn. 
These are oval, and circular, and are engraved with floral pat- 
terns, figures, and geometrical designs. The butt has long 
panels of horn above and below, engraved with leaf scrolls. 
The steel bow is russeted and enameled, ornamented with 


arabesques and flowers. 16.1726 
Length 235% inches. Bow spread 233% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XX XVIII 


176 


Giz. QUIVER German XVII Century? 


A wooden quiver, lined and covered with red velvet. The front 
is five-sided. At the top are two wide, leather loops for attach- 
ment. 16.1954 


Height 141% inches. Plate XXXVII 
From the Macomber collection. 


Gi3. CROSSBOW BOLTS (9) XVII Century 


German 


Wooden bolts averaging about fourteen and a half inches in 
length, some of them winged with leather, others with wooden 
feathers. The heads are of steel, four-sided. 


Length 103 inches to 15 inches. 16.1955 to 16.1963 inclusive 
From the Macomber collection. 


Go BOLT 


A bolt twelve and three-quarters inches long, with a brass head 
equipped with a small, pyramidal projection about one-half 
inch from the very blunt point. The shaft is finished with 
ivory, cross-hatched. 16.1964 


‘From the Macomber collection. 


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PLATE XXXIX 
POLE ARMS, XV CENTURY 


POLE ARMS 


Hi. HALBERD Swiss About 1375 


An early form of halberd of the Sempach type, so-called from 
the use of this form in the Battle of Sempach in 1395. It is of 
plain bright steel, the head long and narrow, the spike but 
little differentiated from the blade. The haft socket is well to- 
wards the back of the blade. This particular halberd bears the 


mark of the Arsenal of Zurich. 16.1560 
Length of head 18 inches. 306 

From the Macomber collection. QP Plate XXXIX 
H2. GLAIVE Italian XV Century 


A curious weapon, having a flamboyant spike, the last two 
inches of it four-sided, and, below this, a wide cutting blade of 
bright, undecorated steel, its edge convex. 


The haft is thick, rather short, and is carved in scales. At 
its lower end it is formed as a dog’s head with a long, protrud- 
ing tongue of steel, formed of the end of the band of steel 
which runs through the center of the haft for its entire length. 
In the Zschille collection was an exactly similar weapon, and 
the Keasbey collection contains one. In the Zschille catalogue 
this piece is described as “Enterbeil aus dem Gardascee.” 


Blade 29% inches. 16.1834 
From the Thill collection. 

From the Macomber collection. - Plate XL 
H 3. GUISARME Italian XV Century 


The spike is of strong diamond section. The blade presents a 
convex cutting edge and has a sickle-shaped hook at its upper 
part. At the back the blade is straight and has a straight spike. 
At the base of the blade are two lateral projections. The haft 
socket is of flattened, octagonal section, the haft of wood deco- 


181 


rated with brass-headed nails. An armorer’s mark is present. 


Blade and spike 30% inches. 16.1835 
From the Macomber collection. a Plate XL 


H4. HALBERD XV Century 


The spike is broad and strong, tapering to a point and having a 
cutting edge. The blade is axe-shaped, broad, the beak droop- 
ing. The ornamentation consists of small, circular piercings on 
blade and beak. The armorer’s mark is a crown in a small, 
sunken medallion. 16.1559 


Length of head 193% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 





H5. BAT-WING HALBERD XV Century 


Italian 


Very broad, tapering, ribbed blade, its lower points resting on 
the broad, upturned arms. An armorer’s mark is present. 


Spike tip to socket 221% inches. >~< 16.1801 
From the Zschille collection. 

From the Macomber collection. XL Plate XL 
H6. GUISARME XV Century 


A Gothic guisarme with straight cutting edge terminating in a 
point, and having a single, strong spike at the back. The patine 
is entirely gone. 16.1967 
Blade 20% inches. 

From the Zschille collection. 

From the Macomber collection. 


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PEATE XSL 


XV CENTURY 


E ARMS, 


POL 


H7. MORGENSTERN XV Century 


South German or Swiss 


The barrel-shaped, wooden head is banded lengthwise and 
crosswise with steel, the lengthwise bands running down the 
haft like the cheeks of a halberd. About the center are six four- 
sided spikes of plain steel. A four-inch spike projects from the 


top. The shaft is about six feet long. 16.1557 
From the Zschille collection. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate SOOT XS 
H8. HALBERD XV Century 


German or Swiss 


A fighting halberd of russet steel with a short, strong spike, 
straight blade pierced with a cross, and a beak somewhat tri- 
angular in shape. The haft runs well up into the blade. 


Length of head 1334 inches. 16.1558 
From the Macomber collection. | 
Hg. HALBERD Swiss XV Century 


A Gothic halberd of rare and early form, with a slender, four- 
sided spike, long, heavy, somewhat S-shaped blade cut with a 
circular indentation where its upper edge joins the spike. At 
the back the blade is straight, except for a fleur de lis which 
answers as beak. The steel is undecorated. The socket is long, 


and the haft fits well up into it without bretelles. Geran 
Spike tip to base of blade 3 feet. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXIX 
Hto. PARTISAN Italian XV Century 


Of plain bright steel with a lance-shaped blade, and triangular 
lateral projections, their upper edge at right angles to the blade. 


183 


These are marked with three circular insets containing crosses 


and dots. 16.1533 
Blade 257 inches. & & & 
From the Macomber collection. 

Hirt. RUNKA Italian Late XV Century 


Long, slender, four-sided spike, wide, upcurving leaf-shaped 
arms with two cutting edges. It is of plain, bright steel with no 


armorer’s mark. 16.1534 
Blade 247% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XXXIX 
H12. HALBERD Swiss About 1470 


The spike is short, four-sided, and tapering. The blade has a 
convex edge and is long and narrow. The beak is triangular, 
straight, and below it is a chin-shaped projection. Number 44 
of the collection of Monsieur Boissonas is similar to this. 


Length of head 15% inches. 16.1562 
From the Arsenal of Zurich. w 
From the Macomber collection. 


~H 13. EXECUTIONER’S AXE XV Century 


German 


Of bright steel with a trefoil perforation, and the inscription, 
in Gothic letters, MARIA HILF. An armorer’s mark is inset. 


Across head 12 inches. 16.1610 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIII Gy 


184 


i145 BATTEBV AXE XV Century 
Swedish 


The blade has a convex cutting edge and is plain except for 
small, marginal serrations near the shaft. The steel here is 
hollowed to permit the entrance of the wooden haft. This is 
original, of dark wood bound with steel thongs which are 
punched with two rows of dots. The lower end of the haft is 
entirely steel-covered. 16.1601 


Across head 736 inches. 


From the Zschille collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


pas POLE AXE German XV Century 


A bardiche of plain bright steel. The haft is ornamented with 
carving near the attachment of the blade and near its base. 


Blade 23% inches. 16.1563 
From the collection of the Baron de Cosson. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XL ° 
H16. POLE AXE English XV Century 


An English pole axe of a well-known type, having a straight, 
strong cutting blade, and at the reverse, a dentated hammer. 
Above and at each side are four-sided spikes. The original haft 
is present, covered with brown leather and having square- 
headed brass studs in lengthwise rows its entire length. 


This axe was found in the thatch of an outhouse of an old man- 


sion in Oxford. 16.1833 
Spike tip to base of blade 814 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XL 


185 


H17. MARTEL DE FER End of XV Century 
French 


A war hammer with head of russet steel, the beak of the bec de 
faucon type, with a claw opposite. Longer weapons of this type 
usually had a ribbed, leaf-shaped blade above. This hammer 
lacks the upper blade, and has a short shaft covered with red 
velvet and fitted with a small rouelle. The lower end is fitted 
with a russet steel mount ending in a pierced button. 


The socket is pierced in circles and oblongs. 16.1608 
Across head 734 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLITI 
Hi8. HALBERD Italian About 1480 


A plain steel halberd of late fifteenth century form, with a wide, 
flat spike, broad blade with slightly convex edge, and a short, 
thick, triangular beak. 16.1554 


Length of head 15% inches. 


From the Arsenal of Zurich. 
From the Macomber collection. 


H 19. HALBERD Italian End of XV Century 


Axe-shaped blade, its cutting edge slightly concave, the upper 
and lower edges markedly so, and indented each with a small 
semicircle. The blade is perforated with a cross formed of small 
circles. The beak is slightly depressed, cut with semicircles 
above and below, and decorated with four circular piercings. 
The spike is long and four-sided. An armorer’s mark is present, 
a shield bearing a cross above a globe. 16.1799 


Length of head 16 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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PLATE XLI 
POLE ARMS, XVI CENTURY 


H 20. BAT-WING HALBERD End of XV Century 
Italian 
Broad, sharply ridged blade and arms, the latter upward ex- 


tending, and having two semicircular indentations at their 
base. 


The haft is wood, bound with leather thongs, nail-studded, and 
with a band of plaited leather at the base of the socket. 


23 inches blade tip to socket. 16.1802 


From the Zschille collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


H 21. HALBERD Swiss End of XV Century 


A plain steel halberd with a spike which is reinforced for the 
last four inches. The blade is long, narrower at the lower part 
and straight-edged. At the back, the almost vertical line of the 
blade is interrupted by a short, straight beak with triangular 
end. The haft runs well up through the blade and is fastened 
below by long cheeks with steel rivets. An armorer’s mark 
appears three times on one face. 16.1556 


Length of head 16% inches. 
From the Arsenal of Zurich. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XX XEX 


H 22. HALBERD Spanish XVI Century 


Of steel, gilded, the spike small and four-sided. Below this, the 
head is formed as two pelicans with their young. One side of 
the halberd head is russeted, and traces of gilding remain. 


Spike top to haft 1976 inches. 16.1892 
From the Macomber collection. 
187 


H 23. HALBERD Italian XVI Century 


The apical spike is very long, slender, and four-sided, having a 
fluted ring at its base. The crescent-shaped blade is set out far 
sidewise, all its edges being concave. The distal edge is indented 
with small arcs of a circle. The beak is drooping and equipped 
with small crescent projections at its union with the socket. 
Blade and beak are pierced with circles in trefoil arrangement, 
the blade having also a larger piercing of a cross with trefoil 
ends. The blade is engraved with a sun, a line border, and 
small concentric squares and triangles. On the beak is an en- 
graved feather pattern, and a triangular design. The haft socket 
bears a herringbone pattern and small circles. 


The haft is hexagonal, tasseled, and studded with steel. 
Spike top to base of blade 257% inches. 16.1829 
From the Macomber collection. 


H 24. PARTISAN Italian XVI Century 


Bright steel partisan with long, spear-shaped head, no lateral 
projections. The name Lucca is inscribed on both faces of 
the blade, and on the socket is the number XIII. 


The haft is six-sided, and has a green tassel at its upper end. 
Blade tip to base of socket 30% inches. 16.1923 


From the Macomber collection. ik V Ge C A 


H25. FAUCHARD Italian XVI Century 


Of blued steel with wide, convex-edged blade, and a flamboy- 
ant crescent at the back. It is pierced with circles and ovals in 


floral patterns. An armorer’s mark is present. 16.1836 
Blade tip to end of socket 3234 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. | 3 


188 


H 26. FRIAULER-SPIESS D520 


Italian 
Of plain steel, the tapering blade sharply ridged, the side arms 
of triangular section and drooping. 16.1535 


287% inches from spike tip to socket. 
From the Zschille collection. ; 


From the Macomber collection. 


H27. FAUCHARD _ Venetian XVI Century 


The blade is etched for fifteen inches with masques, figures, 
arabesques, the lion of St. Mark, and the coat of arms of the 
Guistiniani. At the back is an arm of irregular shape from which 
a four-sided spike projects. The arm is pierced with a flower 
design. The upper part of the haft is covered with red velvet, 
the lower part leather-bound. 16.1536 


Blade 2814 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


H 28. HALBERD Tyrolese XVI Century 


A fighting weapon of bright steel with a very long, slender, 
four-sided spike, a small, crescent-shaped blade and depressed, © 
triangular beak. The blade has two small piercings and a de- 
sign of five sunken circles. On the beak is a diamond pattern of 
sunken circles, and an armorer’s mark. 16.1539 


Blade tip to socket 2834 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


H29. RUNKA German XVI Century 
The blade and the upcurving arms are four-sided and of plain 
steel. The haft is tasseled at the socket. 16.1540 


Blade tip to socket 245 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 
189 


_—_-H30. HALBERD Italian XVI Century 


The spike is slender and four-sided, of medium length. The 
blade is axe-shaped with the sides formed in concave scallops. 
The beak is narrow and drooping, its convex lower side cut in 
scallops similar to those of the blade. The blade is ornamented 
with five depressed circles and a light, almost obliterated en- 


graving of flowers. The mark of Milan is present. 16.1541 
Length of blade and beak 181 inches. 5 
‘From the Macomber collection. 


H 31. HALBERD XVI Century 


The spike is slender, comparatively short, and of quadrangular 
section. The blade is axe-shaped and drooping, the beak broad 
and depressed. Both blade and beak are cut with semicircles 
near the base, and each has one trefoil piercing. The socket is 
strong and broad, and the cheeks are short and square-ended. 


Spike tip to base of blade 17 inches. 16.1542 
From the Macomber collection. 


H 32. HALBERD XVI Century 


Long, slim spike, four-sided; the blade axe-shaped with a 
quatrefoil piercing; the beak small and having a triangular 
end. Below it is a short, slightly recurved prong. 16.1537 


Spike and blade 247 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


H 33. HALBERD Tyrolese Early XVI Century 


A fighting halberd with a very long, four-sided spike, and nar- 
row blade with a deeply concave edge, and three small circular 
piercings. The drooping eagle beak has two piercings and an 
inset armorer’s mark. 16.1538 
Spike tip to socket 3234 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 





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PLATE XLII 


ENGRAVED POLE ARMS, PARADE FORMS, XVI AND 
XVII CENTURIES 





H 34. VOUGE German XVI Century 


With heavy, faceted blade and backward-curving hook of 
bright steel. On one face are engraved arabesque designs and 
the arms of Saxony. On the other, the arms are repeated in a 
design of dolphins, arabesques and a nude figure. Double 
trefoil piercings occur on the blade. The hook is slightly four- 
sided, and is also engraved with arabesques. 


The octagonal haft is clasped by two long engraved bretelles 
of steel, and by one flamboyant bretelle of plain steel. A little 
above the middle of the haft is a small rondelle engraved with 
arabesques. 


The inset armorer’s mark is a cross above a circle. 16.682 
Blade 22 inches. 

From the Zschille collection. $% 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLII 3 
H 35. BOAR SPEAR - German XVI Century 


The leaf-shaped blade of bright steel is slightly ridged, and is 
inset with an armorer’s mark on each face. The cross bar, 
which prevented the boar from being run through and per- 
mitted an easy withdrawal of the weapon, is set just above | 
the socket, and is marked with a cross. 


The haft is interesting because of the preservation of the 
ancient leather. It is completely leather-bound, and spirally 
banded with a steel-studded thong. 16.1788 
Blade tip to haft 153 inches. 
From the Zschille collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 





H 36. FEATHER-STAFF _ First Half of XVI Century 


Venetian 


Its iron sheath encloses three prongs which can be thrown out 
and locked so as to form a weapon of the military fork type. 


IgI 


The central prong is four-sided, the others half-round. The haft 
is wooden and the sheath closes with shell-fluted, oval covering. 
This is an exceedingly rare pole arm, sometimes called “Sweyne 
or Swine Feather” or “Swedish-Feathers.”’ 


In the Archaeological Journal for March, 1907, Viscount Dil- 
lon quotes Francis Markham’s “Five Decades of Epistles of 
Warre,” published in London in 1622, to the effect that “the 
only weapon for a Captain is a faire Feather-staffe in the time 
of Peace,” and that the Colonel of Foote “is to be armed at all 
points like the Captains, only his leading weapon and Feather- 


staffe is of much lesse proportion.” 21.1257 
Length open 6 feet, 934 inches. Plate XLI 
H 37. HALBERD XVI Century 


The spike is strongly ridged and tapers to a point. The steel is 
undecorated except for a quatrefoil piercing on the axe-shaped 
blade, another on the short, drooping beak, and semi-circular 
cuttings on blade and beak near the base of the spike. 16.1561 


Length of head 1734 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


Hi 23; HALBERD German XVI Century 


The spike is of medium length and four-sided section. The 
blade is axe-shaped, the beak triangular. Near their base, both 
blade and beak are cut with half-circle indentations. The blade 
is pierced with a quatrefoil, the beak with a trefoil. 


The bretelles are very long and are steel-studded. 16.1564 
Length of head 18 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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AXES AND WAR HAMMERS 


AND XVII CENTURIES 


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Vv, VI 


b) 





H 39. BOAR SPEAR Middle of XVI Century 


German 


Leaf-shaped blade strongly ridged, octagonal at the haft. The 
blade itself is finely engraved with the double-headed Austrian 
eagle encircled by a laurel wreath. On the reverse are the 
letters Pp. Vv. L. on a groundwork of scrolls, and a shield bearing 
the ragged staff of Burgundy. 

The haft is dark wood covered with black velvet and bound 
with leather thongs secured by brass-headed rivets. A black 
and gold thread tassel is present. 16.1789 
115% inches blade tip to haft. 


From the Zschille collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLII 


H 40. HALBERD Italian XVI Century 


A double halberd, the blade being repeated on a slightly 
smaller scale in the place of a beak. These blades are formed of 
two scroll-shaped pieces of bright steel, pierced at their joining 
by a large circle. A long, slender, four-sided spike extends above 
the blades. A loose ring of steel encircles the upper part of the 
haft. 16.1828 
Blade tip to socket 2134 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


H41. PARTISAN French About 1540 


The blade is long and wide; it tapers to a point, and is strongly 
ridged. The arms are small, slightly upturned, and pointed. 
The only ornamentation is the monogram Hu. 1. on the socket. 


The haft is tasseled, and is covered with green brocaded vel- 
vet fastened by large, gilded studs. 16.1822 


Blade tip to socket 1514 inches. 


From the Brett collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


193 


H42. HALBERD Austrian XVI Century 


A halberd of bright steel, not engraved, but formed in the 
silhouette of a double eagle crowned. The apical blade is 
slightly flamboyant. 


The original haft is present, covered with red velvet, tasseled, 


and studded with brass rivets. 16.30 
Blade tip to socket 1736 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLI 
Haa: PARTISAN Italian XVI Century 


Blade of medium size and ridged, the lateral prongs short and 
upcurving. Blade and prongs are both chased with scrolls, 
grotesque masks, and animals. 


Haft of octagonal section, leather-bound, tasseled, and studded 
with small brass nails. 16.1795 


Blade tip to socket 22% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


H 44. HALBERD Italian XVI Century 


The apical blade is leaf-shaped and slightly ridged, the cutting 
blade crescent-shaped and pierced with large perforations in 
crescents, triangles, and oblongs. 16.1796 
Spike tip to base of blade 1636 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


H4s. FAUCHARD. + Venetian XVI Century 


The ground of the bright steel blade is engraved on either face 
with scrolls and animals for thirteen and three-fourths inches, 
with the coat of arms of the Guistiniani family in the center. 
At the base of the blade are slightly drooping small arms. 


Blade 30% inches. 16.1532 


From the Macomber collection. | Plate XLI 
194 | 


H 46. HALBERD French XVI Century 


The apical spike is long, slender, and four-sided, the cutting 
blade crescent-shaped, its upper end reinforced, and having on 
the distal and the lower side short, square-ended projections. 
The beak is slightly drooping, and is also reinforced at the end. 


The haft is partly bound with green velvet studded with 
brass nails, rosettes, and fleurs de lis of brass. There are two 
green tassels. 16.1794 
24% inches spike tip to socket. 


From the Macomber collection. 


H 47. FRIAULER-SPIESS XVI Century 
Tyrolese 

Widely spreading, slim, crescent arms, and between them a 

long two-edged spear head. The present specimen is of plain 

bright steel, with an arm spread of twenty-four inches. 


Blade length 37 inches. 16.1800 
From the Zschille collection. cq 

From the Macomber collection. @ Pp 
H48. HALBERD XVI Century 


South German 


Of bright steel with long, four-sided spike. The crescent- 
shaped blade sets out at a wide angle, its upper and lower 
edges cut with small crescents. Both blade and beak are 
pierced with small circles, the beak having, besides, two 
crescent perforations. The blade is engraved with scrolls and a 
star, the beak shows a bat-wing design, and the socket is 
covered with a tapering band of wing-shaped patterns. A 
chiseled ring encircles the socket. The engraving is new, prob- 
ably the work of Scheurer. 


The haft is four-sided, and is finished with two tassels. 
Length 7 feet, 434 inches spike tip to socket. 16.1798 
From the Macomber collection. 


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H49. HOLY WATER SPRINKLER XVI Century 
Swiss 

A form known in English works on armor as a ““morgenstern”’ 

but in the European armories, this weapon is universally 

termed a “‘holy water sprinkler,” the term ““morgenstern”’ being 

reserved for the spiked ball fixed directly to a long shaft. 

The ball of this specimen is iron ornamented by six raised 

panels, and is affixed by a nine-inch chain to a staff. The latter 

is modern, but the ball and chain are old. 19.59 

Length 34% inches. 

From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


H 50. HALBERD Italian XVI Century 


Of bright steel, with long, slender, four-sided spike slightly 
engraved with scrolls near the base, which is encircled by a 
rounded band of masks. The blade is a thin crescent held out 
by two dolphins holding scrolls in their mouths, an open 
design. The beak is cone-shaped and drooping, formed also of 
dolphins and scrolls with large openings between parts of the 
design. 

The haft is tasseled, the upper part covered with velvet. 

This halberd is from the Zschille collection, in the catalogue of 
which it is described as a Genoese weapon of the end of the 
sixteenth century. 16.1826 


Spike tip to socket 257 inches. 


From the Zschille collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIV 


H 51. PARTISAN Italian XVI Century 


The blade is ribbed and slightly etched with a scroll pattern of 
small dots. The arms are small and upcurving. The top of the 


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PLATE XLIV 
POLE ARMS, XVI AND XVII CENTURIES 





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haft is finished with a tassel of red and gold. This partisan is an 
early sixteenth century form. 16.1818 


Blade 36% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


H 52. HALBERD Saxon XVI Century 


The spike is long, wide, and strongly ridged. The blade 1s S- 
shaped, the slightly drooping beak is formed as a fleur de lis, 
the end of the middle section reinforced and ridged. Blade and 
beak and the lower half of the spike are engraved with strap- 
work and scrolls, and on the blade are the arms of Saxony on an 
enameled and gilt ground. 


Halberds of this type, and with the Saxon arms, were used by 
the Trabanten Guardia of the Electors of Saxony in the last 
quarter of the sixteenth century. In the Dresden Museum one 
of these halberds, though with a less elaborately formed beak, 
is to be seen, and the Wallace collection contains one. 


Spike tip to socket 241% inches. 16.1819 
From the Zschille collection. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLII 
1S Cee PARTISAN French Late XVI Century 


Bright steel, the blade short and broad, engraved on a stip- 
pled ground with scrolls and a coat of arms. The socket is 
diapered, and a brass ring encircles it. 


The haft is partly covered with velvet, and is clasped by long 


bretelles studded with faceted rivets. 16.1927 
Blade to socket ridge 107% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


H 54. PARTISAN German Late XVI Century 


Of bright steel, with a wide spear blade and very small, up- 
curving arms having little, recurved projections above and 
below. Both blade and arms are finely engraved with panels, 


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scrolls, flowers, and cornucopias on a stippled ground. On one 
face are the arms of Brunswick-Liinneburg. 16.1820 


Blade tip to socket 2834 inches. 


From the Zschille collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLII 


H>5s5. LINSTOCK OF CANNONEER 

; Late XVI Century 

Italian 

The blade is bright steel, broad and spear-shaped, with a cen- 
tral ridge and a wide groove at either side. At the lower part 
is a medallion showing a warrior, and beneath this a large 
grotesque mask in relief. Half-rings on which smaller masks 
appear encircle the base. One of these rings is missing. The 
match holders are in the form of fire drakes. 23.1062 


Blade tip to socket base, 1354 inches. 
From the Bashford Dean collection. 


H 56. HALBERD Genoese End of XVI Century 


A rare double halberd, used by the file leader of a company. 
Below the slender, four-sided spike are two beaks instead of 
blade and spike. The centers are largely pierced, and are en- 
graved with animals’ heads and scrolls. 16.1827 


Spike tip to base of socket 241% inches. 


From the Zschille collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLI 


Hs7. MARTEL DE FER XVI Century 


A war hammer with a long, four-sided, slightly drooping beak, 
and a heavy hammer head, the end flat and rectangular. The 
ornamentation consists of incised lines and two thick bands of 
steel about the shank of the hammer head. The hexagonal haft 


is modern. 16.1586 
Across head 854 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIII 


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Fics) MARTEL DE FER XVI Century 


A war hammer with a built-up, square head, and a four-sided, 
slightly drooping beak. It is in the North Italian or Balkan 
manner, glorified by Zuloaga. A sixteenth century type. 


Width of head 10% inches. 16.1949 


From the Cholmondely collection, Condover Hall. 
From the Macomber collection. 


Hs59. BATTLE AXE HEAD XVI Century 
A small, iron battle axe, the haft missing. The blade is crescent- 
shaped, the beak slightly drooping. 16.1934 


Across head 514 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


H6o0. BATTLE AXE Italian Late XVI Century 


Bright steel blade inset with a circular ornament of pierced 
copper. The beak is grooved, long, and slightly drooping. 
Above is a small, fluted knob. The shaft is covered with red 
velvet, studded with copper rivets, and tasseled. 16.1599 


Across head 1034 inches. 


From the Meyrick collection. 
From the Richards collection. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIII 
H61. MARTEL DE FER XVI-XVII Century 
Italian 


A late type of martel de fer found in Italy, the Balkans, and 
even in Turkey. A cartridge-shaped knob of russet steel, chis- 
eled with flowers and arabesques, and gilded, surmounts the 
head which is of bright steel. The square hammer head is set 
on a four-sided base. The spike is long, slightly drooping, and 
of eight-sided section. 


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The handle is polished wood twisted, and finished with a grip 
of russet steel pierced and chiseled with flowers. 16,1922 


Across blade and beak 9% inches. 


From the Magniac collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIII 


H 62. MINER’S AXE 1676 


German 


With blade of steel pierced with two trefoils and finished with 
a small brass knob at the tip of the blade. It is incised with the 
initials M. K. 


The haft is polished, reddish wood inlaid with plaques of horn, 
on which are engraved a knight, a crucifix, flowers, and line 
patterns. Besides these, there are many small, circular insets 
of horn, and horn grip engraved, and dated in a medallion 


1675. 16.1779 
Blade edge 834 inches. MK 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIII 

H63. HALBERD French Early XVII Century 


The central spike is of diamond section pierced through the 
center. At its base is a sphere of open loops, each having at its 
center a medallion bearing a mask. The axe blade is wide, 
crescent-shaped, pierced, and further ornamented by appli- 
quéd masks in brass. The beak is drooping. 

The haft is hexagonal and covered with red velvet. 16.1797 
Spike tip to base of blade 187 inches. 

From the Spiller collection. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIV 


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H 64. LINSTOCK French Early XVII Century 
Plain steel blade centrally ridged, the match-clips formed as 
eagles’ heads. 


The haft of wood is covered with green velvet and studded 
with brass nails. 16.1786 
Blade length 1476 inches. 


From the-Macomber collection. 


H65. SPONTOON Oriental XVII Century 


The blade is triangular, of bright steel, and covered with very 
fine cross-hatching. It is inlaid on either face with silver roses 
and vines. The lateral projections are very small, slightly up- 
curving, and with rounded ends. A wide, turned section occurs 
below the arms. 


The haft is covered with green brocade, studded with gilt nails, 


and bears a crimson tassel. 16.1924 
Blade tip to base of socket 13% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIV 
H 66. HALBERD English About 1670 


Of russet steel, the spike broad and four-sided, pierced with 
oblong and heart-shaped openings. The crescent blade pre- 
sents a concave edge and is widely pierced with a heart, a 
quatrefoil, two circles and two spear-head perforations formed 
into a design. The slightly drooping beak is cone-shaped, and 
has two large heart piercings. The socket is encircled by one 
wide, thick band, and two below it, smaller. 


The haft is hexagonal. 16.1825 
Spike tip to socket 1834 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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H67. SPONTOON Italian XVII Century 


Strongly ridged blade with triangular end. Three pairs of 
lateral projections, one sharply upcurved, the middle one short 
and straight, the lowest pair long and drooping. A small, re- 
curved prong extends from the base of the blade below the 
arms, 


The entire surface of the blade and arms is covered with fine 
engraving in floral designs. Two medallions with heads in 


relief appear on the blade between the arms. 16.33 
Blade tip to socket 1234 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIV 
H 68. LINSTOCK Italian XVII Century 


A linstock of russet steel with a leaf blade and upcurving arms 
ending in heads of five drakes. On each face of the blade 
is a medallion on which appears a knight in relief in a frame of 
open scrolls. The guard below is a sphere formed of curved 
bars, each one having, at its center, a medallion showing a face 
in relief. The steel just above the socket is slightly engraved. 


Blade tip to base of socket 1534 inches. 16.1790 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIV 
H 69. SPONTOON Flemish XVII Century 


Broad, triangular-ended blade, slightly ridged, and upturned 
arms. The blade is damascened with gold in scrolls of flowers 
and leaves, the design narrowing at the upper half of the blade. 
The socket has a turned section at its upper end. 


The haft is covered with red velvet, tasseled, and studded with 
brass nails. 16.1791 


Blade tip to socket 12 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 
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H 70. SPONTOON German XVII Century 


Broad, slightly ribbed blade of bright steel, engraved with a 
large monogram F.R. surmounted by a crown. At the lower 
part of the blade is a pattern of crescent and arrow-head per- 
forations. The lateral projections are turned, the ends rounded 
and horizontally reversed. On a steel band below the blade is 
inscribed REGIMENT HULSEN. 16.1929 


Blade tip to base of socket 14% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


H 71. HALBERD German XVII Century 


A richly engraved parade halberd with long, slender, reinforced 
spike, wide, axe-shaped blade, its upper and lower edges scroll- 
shaped. The beak is slightly drooping and is indented with two 
semicircles at its base. On each face of the blade is a circular 
medallion containing the coat of arms of the Erzbischofs von 
Salzberg (Graf Paris Lodron 1619-1653), surmounted by a 
cardinal’s hat. Strapwork borders, scrolls, and festoons of 
finely engraved flowers cover the rest of the blade, the beak, 
the socket, and the long bretelles. At the lower part of the’ 
blade are three circular piercings. The form of this halberd 
gives the impression of the latter half of the sixteenth century, 
but the arms are of the seventeenth. 16.1803 


Spike tip to base of beak 2034 inches. 
From the Zschille collection. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIV 





H 72. HALBERD German XVII Century 


Plain, bright steel, with a long, leaf-shaped spike. The blade is 
crescent-shaped, the beak straight but with a small, downward- 


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turned point at the end. There are two large, circular piercings 
at the base of the spike. 


The haft is tasseled at the upper end. It has been cut down 
from its original length. 19.58 


Spike tip to socket 16% inches. 


From the Austin collection. 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


H 73. HALBERD Saxon Late XVII Century 


A parade halberd of late form, the apical spike wide, leaf- 
shaped, and strongly ridged. The blade is a wide crescent pre- 
senting a convex edge; the beak is flamboyant. The lower part 
of the apical spike is engraved with an Elector’s crown and 
shows traces of gilding, though the old blue of the surface has 
entirely vanished. The original finish is still preserved on two 
exactly similar halberds formerly in the Beardmore collection 
and now in that of C. O. von Kienbusch, who is authority for 
the data given here. 


On the blade are the arms of Saxony, and between blade and 
beak is the monogram c. F. A. of the Curfurst (late Kurfurst) 
Friedrich August, the famous Elector of Saxony, Friedrich 
August I. The Elector became King of Poland in 1697, but as 
this halberd bears no Polish insignia, it undoubtedly dates from 
the years 1694-1697, the period of Friedrich August’s elector- 
ship. 

A halberd of identical form in The Metropolitan Museum of 
Art bears the monogram of Johan Georg II, and is inscribed on 
the beak ME FECIT CRONENBERG. The present specimen may 
have come from the sameworkshop, but the beak is not inscribed. 


Blade tip to base of socket 25 inches. 16.1821 
From the Brett collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLII 


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H 74. LINSTOCK Italian XVII Century 


The blade is strongly ridged, and is engraved with scrolls. 
There are three arms, one upcurving, the center one flamboy- 
ant, and the lowest drooping. The match-clip is in the form of a 


dragon with a forked tail. 16.31 
Blade tip to socket 13 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIV 
H75. HALBERD French XVII Century 


A small halberd head of bright steel with flamboyant spike, 
four-sided, drooping beak formed of two four-sided, slender 
bars pointed at the ends. The blade is an open crescent, a mere 
outline, with a small ornament set in the open space. 


8 inches x 53% inches. 16.1861 


From the Greenwood collection. 
From the Gurney collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


H 76. SPONTOON French XVII Century 


The apical blade is doubly ridged for two-thirds its length, 
after which it is singly ridged. The lateral projections are up- | 
curved and are finished with small, curved prongs above and 
below. One arm is broken at the tip. 

The ornamentation consists of a broad band of engraving in 
arabesque design on the blade outlined by two incised lines. 
The two lines follow also the edges of the arms which are 
further ornamented by scrolls. The central space between the 
arms at the base of the blade is occupied by a medallion bear- 
ing a trophy of arms and supported by monsters’ heads. 

This spontoon is of the type carried by an officer in the reign of 
Louis XIV. 16.35 
Blade tip to socket 1034 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 


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H 77. SPONTOON French End of XVII Century 


Having a ridged blade and three flanges, one upturned, one 
angularly flamboyant, and the lowest one drooping. On the 
blade is a star with the letter p at either side, and besides this, 
several small, indecipherable letters. 

The haft is dark wood finely ridged, and studded at the upper 
part with steel nails in patterns. 16.1785 
Blade length 12 inches. Pees SC PLVX fi a 6] 
From the Macomber collection. [ ros 






H 78. SPONTOON Austrian About 1700 


The apical blade of medium width is ridged and bears on one 
face the figure of a cavalier. On the other is the double-headed 
eagle with a crown above. Below, across the arms, is a trophy 
of weapons lightly incised and gilded on a bronze surface. Two 
short, recurved prongs occur on the upper and lower edges of 
each arm. These arms are upcurving and of graceful form. 

Blade tip to socket 1014 inches. if.32 


From the Macomber collection. 


H 79. SPONTOON German About 1700 
The double-headed eagle of Austria, chiseled and chased and 


having a sword in each claw and a crown above, is formed into 
a spontoon head, the outspread wings making the lateral pro- 
jections. A short, broadly curving blade rises from the crown, 
while below the eagle is a trophy of arms in high relief. 


The blade is steel, the rest of the head being of bronze. 16.36 
Blade tip to socket 95% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 

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H 80. SPON TOON German About 1700 


The blade is wide, ridged, and triangular near the point. Russet 
ground on which, in red enamel and gilt, are designs of swords, 
banners, and cannon with coats of arms. The lateral projections 
are cut with circular indentations at the upper and lower edges 
near their joining with the blade, and have small, recurving 
prongs above and below. The two arms together form a cres- 
cent, its line somewhat broken by the prongs and circles. 


Blade tip to socket 12% inches. : 16.34 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIV 
fist. PIKE 

With four-sided steel head. The shaft is new. 16.1814 


Head 51% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


HS2. PIKE | 
With four-sided head of plain bright steel and short bretelles. 
The shaft is modern. 16.1503 


Head 5 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


H 83. PIKE 

With four-sided steel head five inches long. The shaft is new. 
Head 12% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 16.0579 


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H84. TILTING SPEAR Modern 


German 


A good copy of a sixteenth century tilting spear, the head 
formed of three curving spikes. The shaft is painted red, white, 
and black, in spiral bands. A small vamplate is present. The 
steel parts have been painted black. 19.60 


Across head 71% inches. 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


Hes. VAMBLALTE German About 1530 


For tilting lance. The border is chanfered, and is followed by 
brass rivets. A series of little sunken circles is set about the 
base of the rise. 16.1928 


Diameter 12% inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


H86. TOURNEY LANCE Of XVI Century Type 
Modern 


The head is a four-sided spike of bright steel. The shaft is of 
pine, with five deep, lengthwise grooves. It is painted with red 
and white spiral stripes. About thirty-two inches from the 
lower end, the shaft widens out to a large boss. 16.1944 


Spike 474 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


H 87. VAMPLATE German XVI Century 


Of bright steel studded with a circle of brass rivets, the edge 
chanfered. The lance to which it is affixed is modern. 
Diameter 114 inches. 16.1945 
From the Macomber collection. 

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DAGGERS, STILETTOS, 
AND KNIVES 


SECTION I 











PLATE XLV 
DAGGERS, XV AND EARLY XVI CENTURIES 





DAGGERS 


I1. DAGGER XIV Century 


Of bright steel with a flattened, circular pommel, leather grip 
wound with wire, and slightly drooping, rounded quillons. The 
steel is somewhat rusted, as is also the blade, which is ten and 
three-eighths inches long and four-sided. 16.1667 


Blade 1034 inches. 


From the Laking collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


I2. STILETTO Italian XV Century 


The interesting hilt is of horn carved as three figures in full 
relief, and surmounted by a knob formed of four broad, frown- 
ing faces. The three full-length figures represent Justice with 
the scales in her hand, Hope with an anchor and a bird, and 
Charity with two children clinging to her skirts. The straight 
quillons and the ring are of bright steel fluted. 


The blade is single-edged, and is incised with an armorer’s 


mark. 16Nt709 = 
Blade 9335 inches. Wy 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLVI @ 
13. DAGGER French Early XV Century 


Of the kidney or a rognon form. The leather grip is rounded and 
widens towards the pommel region, ending in a round, flat top 
finished with a four-sided brass ornament. The quillons are of 


steel, short, drooping, the ends formed as balls. 16.1666 
Blade 9% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLV 


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I4. DAGGER French XV Century 


A dagger 4 rognon, an early form. The handle is hard wood, 
swelling out a little at the pommel end, and, at the other, 
formed into the typical rounded lobes. The whole handle is out- 
lined by a broad band of iron with brass inlays. 

The blade is straight and rigid, with one cutting edge. 16.1662 


Blade 1034 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XLV 
Is. DAGGER A ROUELLES XV Century 
French 


In representations of fourteenth and fifteenth century armor, 
this form of dagger is so often found that its popularity as a 
knightly weapon is undoubted. In actual existence today it is 
rare. The rondels had reached their present form by the middle 
of the fifteenth century. The hilt of the present specimen is 
composed of a circular, almost flat pommel, and a guard of the 
same proportions, except that the guard is cut straight at one 
side, an arc of about one-fourth of the circumference being re- 
moved. Pommel and guard are each formed of two slightly 
convex plates joined along the edge. The grip is horn. 


The blade is single-edged and of three-sided section. 16.1579 
Blade 10 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLV 


16. DAGGER Italian XV Century 


From the moat of Padua. The hilt is latten, the pommel bud- 
shaped, the quillons flat, widening at the ends, and decorated 
with ridges and rows of incised lines. The grip, leather-covered, 
is modern. . 21.1247 


Blade 7 inches. Plate XLV 
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17, PRUNING KNIFE Early XVI Century 


Italian 


The handle is of olive wood carved in panels with the knout, 
cross, star, cock, and other religious symbols. The whole is 
slightly hexagonal, widening at the top, and capped with a 
circle of steel. 

The blade is single-edged and curved at the end. 16.1691 
Blade 6% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


18. DAGGER German Early XVI Century 


A landsknecht dagger with a gracefully formed steel pommel 
widening at the upper end and topped with a square-cut 
rosette. The grip is of wood faceted and grooved; the two ring 
guards terminate in chiseled serpents’ heads. 


The blade is flat, and is doubly grooved on each face. 


Blade 1134 inches. 16.1671 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLV ; 
I9. DAGGER Swiss About 1510 


The hilt is of black wood, steel mounted, widening at both ends 
* and topped with a small, steel button. 


The blade is fifteen and one-fourth inches long, four-sided, and 


badly worn at the edges. 16.1573 
Blade 15% inches. 

From the Laking collection. } 
From the Macomber collection. 


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T1o. DAGGER German XVI Century 


The pommel is of steel, spirally chased and incised. The grip is 
horn, grooved. The drooping steel quillons end in spiral ros- 
ettes. 


The blade is back-edged and is strongly ridged on each face. 


Blade 107 inches. 16.1663 
From the Macomber collection. } 
I11. DAGGER Spanish XVI Century 


The hilt is of bright steel, the pommel a slightly flattened 
sphere with radiating shell ridges on each face. The leather 
grip is much worn. The quillons are ribbon-formed, fluted, and 
diagonally reversed. The shield is divided lengthwise into two 
sections. 


The blade is four-sided and tapers to a point. 16.1675 
Blade 11 inches. 


From the Laking collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


I12. DAGGER Italian XVI Century 


Of bright steel, the pommel cone-shaped, the quillons drooping 
and ending in cones. The ring guard, the pommel and the quil- 
lon ends are all spirally fluted. The grip is hexagonal, and 
wire-bound. 16.1891 


The blade is four-sided. 
Blade g inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


113. STILETTO Italian XVI Century 


The entire weapon is of bright steel, the pommel a sphere flat- 
tened at the axis, the grip pilaster-formed and roughly chiseled. 


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The quillons are straight, and carved as buds ending in flat- 
tened knobs. 


The blade is triangular, and is engraved with bearded masks. 
Blade 4% inches. 16.1704 


From the collection of the Count Gayeski, at Mgowo, Poland. 
From the Brett collection. 

Exhibited in Manchester in the Exhibition of the Royal House 
of Tudor. 


From the Macomber collection. 


I14. DAGGER Italian XVI Century 


A main-gauche with hilt of russet steel ornamented with gold 
and silver inlay of floral scrolls and birds in a design of exquisite 
finish. The pommel is oviform, finished with a small knob. The 
grip is spirally formed, and is wound with fine wire. The quil- 
lons are straight, widening and thickening at the ends, and 
horizontally reversed. The single ring contains a shell. 


The blade is doubly grooved down the center, and has four 
small grooves on the ricasso. 16.1687 
Blade 143 inches. 


From the Zschille collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


I15. STILETTO Italian XVI Century 


Of bright steel with a pear-shaped pommel topped by a large, 
flattened and fluted button, the quillon ends being finished in 
the same manner. The grip is spirally twisted with turned 
sections at either end. 

The blade has a strong ricasso, and is four-sided. 16.1684 
Blade 83% inches. 

From the Brett collection. 

Exhibited at Manchester in the Exhibition of the Royal House 
of Tudor. 


From the Macomber collection. 
Q15 


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116. DAGGER Italian XVI Century 


The hilt is bright steel, the pommel mushroom-shaped and 
fluted, the alternate panels diapered. The straight quillons are 
horizontally reversed, the ends formed as opening buds with 
leaves of diapered lozenges. The ring guard bears a diapered 
signet. The grip is wire. 


The blade has a square ricasso and is four-sided. 16.1813 
Blade 1034 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


117. DAGGER Middle of XVI Century 


Italian 


A very beautiful weapon, Milanese in workmanship and de- 
sign. The pommel is barrel-shaped with a flattened knob above. 
The grip is wire. The straight quillons and the ring guard are 
rounded, thickening slightly towards the ends. Pommel and 
guards are all damascened with a fine, foliated pattern in gold. 


The blade is alternately single and back-edged in sections one 
and five-eighths inches long, except for the final six inches 
below the point, this part being back-edged and four-sided. 
The panels of the blade are likewise damascened with gold in 
foliated designs. 16.1711 


Blade 127 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


I7v8. STIEETVO Italian XVI Century 


The hilt is of bright steel, the grip in two swelling sections of 
spiral fluting, finished above and below by turned knobs. The 
quillons are faceted, straight, and finished with knobs like 
those of the grip. The shield is six-sided. 


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PLATE XLVI 
DAGGERS, XV, XVI, AND XVII CENTURIES 





The blade has a turned ricasso, and for the rest of its length 
is circular. 16.1695 


Blade 5 inches. 
From the Brett collection. 


Exhibited at Manchester in the Exhibition of the Royal House 
of Tudor. 


From the Macomber collection. 


I19. DAGGER Italian XVI Century 


The hilt is of bright steel, the pommel fluted, the six-sided grip 
wound with copper wire. The straight quillons and the single 
ring are horizontally fluted. 

The blade has four narrow grooves and a built-up central 
ridge, which runs the entire length of the blade, even through 
the spear-formed point. Along each side of the ridge are small 
perforations. Above the ricasso the edges of the blade are 
finely serrated. 

This dagger is from the Meyrick collection where it is thus 
described by Skelton: “A misericorde of the time of Elizabeth, 
having its blade not only channeled but perforated for poison, 
serrated at the edges, and with a spear-formed point.” 

Blade 634 inches. 16.1657 
From the Meyrick collection. 

Later from the Gurney collection. 

Exhibited in London at the Exhibition of Early Italian Art, 
1894. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLVI 


I20. STILETTO Italian XVI Century 


The pommel is a flattened rosette of bright steel, the grip is 
spirally twisted, the lower section of it leather-covered. The 
short, straight quillons end in rosettes. The shield is six-sided. 


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The blade is grooved for half its length and beraaves four-sid- 


ed near the point. 16.1698 
Blade 4% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLVI 
Il21. STILETTO Italian XVI Century 


Of the form known as a cuirass-breaker or panzerbrecher. The 
pommel is fluted steel, the grip of wood spirally fluted and 
studded with brass. The straight steel quillons end in spirally 
fluted acorns. 16.1660 


The blade is sharply triangular in section. 
Blade 65 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


I22. BATARDEAU Last Quarter of XVI Century 


Swiss 


A small knife which fitted into the sheath of a double-handed 
sword. The hilt is russet steel, the pommel region shaped as a 
conventionalized lion’s head surmounted by a whorl scroll. 
This same scroll is repeated at the lower end of the blade. Two 
decorated brass bands encircle the grip. 21.1248 


Blade 6% inches. 


I23. DAGGER Swiss End of XVI Century 


The finely fashioned hilt is of russet steel, the pommel formed 
as a mounted warrior, the quillons are the bodies of two horses 
emerging from leaf scrolls. On the shield is a medallion con- 
taining a horseman. The grip is wire. 

The blade has a strong ricasso and is triply grooved on one 
face only. 


The sheath is russet steel chiseled and chased in four panels. 
On these, in high relief, are Vulcan and Venus, Orpheus charm- 
ing the beasts, Pyramus and Thisbe, and Mars. The lower end 


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of the sheath is finished with a rounded button on which 
appear two mounted knights. 16.1894 and 16.18944 


Blade 1034 inches. 


From the Spitzer collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLVI 


I24. DAGGER First of XVII Century 


A composed dagger, the hilt of bright steel, the pommel and 
the ends of straight, rounded quillons knob-shaped. The grip is 
fluted, and wire-bound. The ring has two knobs at the center. 


The blade is four-sided, and has a deep, round-based groove on 
either face. 16.1712 
Blade 93 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


I25. DAGGER SHEATH Early XVII Century 


German 


A sheath of wood overlaid with iron, which is embossed in five 
sections separated by horizontal bands. In three of the sections 
are circular medallions, each showing a mounted warrior. 
Circle and scroll designs occupy the other spaces. The flat back, 
of the sheath is decorated with crude engraving at the lower 
end. 16.1664 


Length 1114 inches. Width 2 inches. 


From the Brett collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


126. DAGGER SHEATH Early XVII Century 
German 

Of iron embossed in raised panels. The upper shows a knight of 

grotesque proportions against a ground of perforations and 

embossed scrolls. The lower panels are filled with scroll pat- 

terns. A short chain of three large links is present, and from 


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this hangs the embossed head of a bearded man with a ring 
fastened between nose and mouth. 16.1665 


Length 95 inches. Width 1% inches. 


From the Brett collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


l27. STILETTO Italian XVII Century 


Of bright steel, the grip and pommel formed as two monkeys, 
one above the other, the lower one kneeling on a scroll-shaped 
base. The quillons are straight, cone-shaped, and hatched. 
The blade has a turned section next the hilt and is triangular. 
Blade 535% inches. 16.1699 
From the Brett collection. 

Exhibited at Manchester in the Exhibition of the Royal House 
of Tudor. 

From the Macomber collection. 


128. STILETTO AND SHEATH XVII Century 


Italian 
The hilt is entirely of bright steel cut in jewel pattern. The 
pommel is a large, flattened knob above a wide, fluted, double 
rosette. The ends of the short, straight quillons are similar to 
the pommel knob. 
The blade is stiff and four-sided. 
The sheath is of leather, banded at the upper ends with jewel- 
cut steel. The lower mount is banded with incised lines. 


Blade 736 inches. 16.1702 and 16.17024 


From the Gurney collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


P29; SLICE oO Italian XVII Century 


Of bright steel, the blade curiously short for so long and heavy 
a hilt. This pommel is oviform, six-sided, and chiseled with a 
cap of points, like a strawberry hull, above and below. The 


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erip is wire, the pommels ribbon-formed, straight, and hort- 
zontally reversed. There is a single ring of flat section. 

The blade has a square ricasso and is four-sided. 16.1658 
Blade 538 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


> 130. STILETTO Italian XVII Century 


The handle is of russet steel spirally fluted and inlaid with dots 
of bright steel. The quillons are short, fluted, and cone-shaped, 
as is the pommel end of the grip. 


The blade has a turned basal section, above which it is three- 
sided. It is marked on one face with a set of numbers, pre- 
sumably a cannon bore scale. 16.1656 


Blade 734 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


let DAGGER Italian XVII Century 


The ovoid pommel of bright steel is divided by bands of scale 
pattern into four panels, each chased with a flower in relief. 
The ribbon quillons, chased with the same scale pattern, curve 
forward, drooping very slightly. The ring guard is chiseled and 
chased with scale design and with a flower rosette. 


The blade has a strong ricasso, with a central ridge which is 
continued the entire length of the blade. Small piercings run in 
the channel at either side, and the edges are serrated. 


Blade 6% inches. 16.1693 
From the Cholmondely collection at Condover Hall. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLVI 
ye SeRee oJ ah a Bl arb aol 8 Italian XVII Century 
The end of a dagger sheath, of bright steel chiseled and pierced 
in arabesques. 16.1694 


Length 33%; inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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I 33. DAGGER Italian XVII Century 


The grip of horn is spiritedly carved with a Biblical episode: 
Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac is being stopped by an angel. 
The figures are in strong relief and so grouped as to form a 
well-shaped grip widening at the top. The quillons are four- 
sided, short and straight, with squared ends. 

The blade is four-sided and tapers to a point. 16.1696 
Blade 7% inches. 

From the collection of the Count Gayeski. 

From the Brett collection. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLVI 


134. STILETTO Italian XVII Century 


Pommel, grip, and short quillons are of bright steel, and 
turned. A large, drooping shell guard covers the first third of 
the blade, and is engraved with mythical beasts and flower 
scrolls. 

The blade is formed as a pistol barrel with a point extending 
beyond the muzzle. 16.1706 
Blade 714 inches. 

From the Shandon collection. 

From the Gurney collection. 

Displayed in London at the Exhibition of Early Italian Art, 1894. 
From the Macomber collection. 


135. DAGGER Spanish XVII Century 
A main-gauche with a barrel-shaped pommel of steel perfor- 
ated, and banded lengthwise. The grip is leather with a spiral 
banding of wire. The quillons are flat, drooping, spreading at 
the ends, and pierced with long triangular openings. The ring 
is pierced and, like the quillons, chased with flowers and scrolls. 
The blade is grooved, near the back, for three and a half inch- 
es, after which it is back-edged, and four-sided, tapering to 
the point. 16.1707 

Blade 1234 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 
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136. DAGGER XVII Century 


Pommel and quillons are modern, the blade is of the seven- 
teenth century. The pommel is oviform, the upper half fluted. 
The grip is wire, the quillons short, straight, concave and 
somewhat hexagonal, ending in rounded knobs. 


The blade has a built-up, central ridge with a double row of 
small, circular piercings and cross lines down each side. 


Blade 8 inches. 16.1708 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLVI 
137. STILETTO ~ Ttalian XVII Century 


With spirally fluted brass pommel and quillons. The shagreen 
grip is banded longitudinally with strips of brass. 

The blade is triangular, and is marked on one face with a 
series of numbers, presumably a cannon bore scale. 16.1812 
Blade g inches. 

From the collection of the Count Gayeski, Mgowo, Poland. 
From the Brett collection. 

Displayed at Manchester in the Exhibition of the Royal House 
of Tudor. 


From the Macomber collection. 


Lan. STILETTO Italian XVII Century 


A steel stiletto, the pommel spherical, the grip composed of 
smaller spheres, all chased with flowers and scrolls in high 
relief. The quillons are cone-shaped, the ends chiseled in 
relief. The shield is oblong. 

The blade is sharply triangular in section. 16.1893 
Blade 87% inches. 

Displayed at Manchester in the Exhibition of the Royal House 
of Tudor. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLVI 


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I 39. DAGGER Persian XVII Century 


The hilt is of rhinoceros horn closely inset with small tur- 
quoises, and formed at the pommel end as a parrot’s head with 
eyes of rubies. 

The blade is of damascus steel, back-edged for three and one- 
half inches, this section ending in an arrow point at one side. 
The back of the blade is sharply keeled, the front deeply 
grooved. 

The sheath is leather with mounts of silver, chased and en- 
graved with a pattern of birds, flowers, and leaves. A cord 1s 
bound about the tip. 19.66 and 19.664 
Blade 734 inches. 


From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


I4o. RAJPUT DAGGER XVII Century 
Indian 

The hilt is of milky jade and is carved at either end into up- 

turned leaf scrolls. 

The blade is of damascus steel, the watered pattern fine and 

distinct. 

The sheath is encrusted with ivory, ebony, and pearl in small 


squares and lengthwise bands. . 19.67 and 19674 
Blade 95 inches. v 


From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


I41. DAGGER Russian XVII Century 


The pommel is of bronze and is vase-shaped. The horn grip is 
enriched by a carved ornament. The quillons form a drooping 
crescent ornamented by incised lines, which appear also on the 


shield. , 
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The blade is three-sided, its ricasso formed as a column sur- 
mounted by a capital. 


A similar weapon is in the collection Tsarkoe Selo. 16.1673 
Blade 2314 inches. 


From the Richards collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


142. DAGGER Italian XVII Century 


Main-gauche of bright steel with globular pommel strongly 
flattened at the axis. The grip is wire, the short quillons are 
six-sided and terminate in globes. Pommel, quillon ends, and 
the wide shield are all pierced and chiseled with foliated 
scrolls. 


The blade is back-edged, and has two narrow grooves and one 
wider groove running its entire length. The ricasso has, besides 
these, a pierced groove at either edge. The central groove is 
also pierced with line and dot perforations. 16.1688 


Blade 121% inches. 


From the Brett collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


143. DAGGER Italian XVII Century 


A small main-gauche with faceted, oviform pommel, copper 
wire grip, and flat, drooping quillons widening out to oval ends. | 
Pommel, quillons, and the single ring are inlaid with flowers 
and fine scrolls in silver on a russet ground. 


The blade is stiff, and four-sided, having a strong ricasso. 
Blade 85 inches. 16.1689 


From the Zschille collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


I44. MAIN-GAUCHE DAGGER | XVII Century 
Neapolitan 


A very beautiful dagger, the pommel, grip, and guard for the 
back of the hand chased and pierced in a design of flowers, 


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birds, and foliated scrolls. The quillons are long, straight, and 
spirally formed, ending in flat knobs. 

The blade is different but of the period. It is slender, four- 
sided, with a wide ricasso having the double eagle chased on 
each face. It is pierced with four circles. 16.699 
Blade 1714 inches. 


Exhibited at the Burlington Fine Arts Club. 
From the collection of the Baron de Cosson. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLVI 


I45. DAGGER Italian XVII Century 


With hilt of steel, the pommel is hemispherical over a concave — 
lower half. The grip is of carved horn broken by a horizontal, 
sunken band at the center. The quillons are wide, drooping, 
six-sided, and the ring guard is also of hexagonal section. 
The blade has a flattened ridge at one side of the ricasso, and is 
four-sided. 16.1683 
Blade 127 inches. 

From the Brett collection. 

Exhibited at Manchester in the Exhibition of the Royal House 


of Tudor. 
From the Macomber collection. 


146. DAGGER German XVII Century 


A landsknecht dagger, the pommel and grip of wood cut in 
diamond pattern, each lozenge having a depressed circle at its 
center. The pommel is globular, flattened at each axis, capped 
with steel above, and cupped in it below. The quillons are very 
slightly drooping, and have pear-shaped ends finished with 
small knobs. 


The blade has a strong ricasso ridged and grooved, and, above 
this, a single groove running to the point. 16.1815 


Blade 958 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 
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147. DAGGER Italian XVII Century 


The hilt is of ivory, carved in full relief with grapes and three 
small Bacchantes. Two rams’ heads extended form the quil- 
lons. 

The blade has a narrow, strong ricasso, after which it is triply 
grooved. It is incised with three rosettes. 16.1713 
Blade 8 inches. 

From the Brett collection. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLVI 


148. DAGGER Italian XVII Century 


A main-gauche of bright steel, the pommel a flattened globe 
chiseled and chased with grotesque heads holding balls in 
their mouths. The incurving, short quillons end in similar 
heads. The grip is pierced with a scroll pattern and heads in 
relief. 

The blade is double channeled, the grooves pierced with cir- 
cles in groups and with two long perforations. 16.1865 


Blade 123% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


I49. HUNTING KNIFE End of XVII Century 
English 
The hilt is of agate, thickening and slightly curling at the 


pommel region. The quillon is scroll-formed, of silver, and 
rises at one side to form the knuckle guard. 


The blade is blued, partially gilded, and is engraved on one 
face with lions and an ox. On the other face are horsemen, 
dogs, boars, deer, and hares in a hunting scene. 16.1676 


Blade 16% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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I50. PLUG BAYONET XVIII Century 
Italian 

The handle is of wood, finished at the top with brass chiseled 

with three heads. The straight brass quillons are formed as 

cherubs. 

The blade is single-edged, the back serrated. It is marked 

with two busts and a copper inset in the form of a partisan 


head. 16.1659 
Blade 12 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 

I51. KNIFE Spanish XVIII Century 


The handle is of grooved horn with lengthwise, sunken bands 
of silver ornamented with a diaper pattern of incised lines, and 
with circular perforations. The ends are mounted with chis- 
eled silver rosettes. 

The blade is single-edged, chased with arabesques next the 
hilt, and along the back with a serpent, its mouth open and 
fangs protruding. A perforated pattern of large arabesques 
occupies the central portion of the blade. 16.1661 
Blade 83 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


52. KINI REO AN Dati. XVIII Century 
Italian 


The handles are of ivory charmingly carved in full relief, the 
fork with the bust of a woman in a frilled cap and fichu, the 
knife with the bust of a man wearing a long-tasseled fur cap. 


Fork 634 inches in length. 16.1700 and 16.1701 
Knife 734 inches in length. 


From the Macomber collection. 
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PLATE XLVII 
DEMI CHANFRON, GERMAN, ABOUT 1565 


HORSE ARMOR 


J1. CHANFRON Italian First of XVI Century 


Blackened steel chanfron, with wide, long frontal, having a 
roped central ridge. Two incised lines follow the edge of the 
ear pieces. The nose piece, which is convex and pointed at the 
lower end, has three curving, outlined grooves at each side, 
and the roped ridge of the frontal is continued down its center. 
All the edges are roped, and a line of brass rivets follows them. 
A fluted rosette and a plume holder are attached. 16.1614 


Length 2334 inches. Width 9) inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


J2. CHANFRON German Early XVI Century 


A large Maximilian chanfron of plain bright steel, well formed. 
It has a salient ridge down the lower half, this part swelling out 
markedly. It is ornamented with fluting. The ear pieces are 
faceted. At the center is a faceted spike rising from an orna- 
ment of open scrolls, held in by a crown at their upper ends. 


Length 23 inches. Width 114 inches. 16.1845 
From the Brett collection. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIX 
J3. CHANFRON XVI Century 


One plate of the crinet is attached to this chanfron, which is of 
plain bright steel, broad, rather short, and finely formed. The 
ear pieces are permanently riveted to the main plate. The 
edges have a narrow roping, and are followed by a row of 
steel-headed rivets. Similar rivets run also in converging lines 
from the upper part of the orbits to the top of the chanfron. 
At the center of the forehead is a fluted rondelle fastened by a 
rosette rivet. 


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This piece was formerly in the collection of the Baron de 
Cosson and later in that of Mr. Edwin Brett before coming into 
Mr. Macomber’s possession. 16.1505 


Over all 17% inches. Length of face 14 inches. 


From the collection of the Baron de Cosson. 
From the Brett collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


J4. DEMI CHANFRON About 1565 


German 


Of bright steel ornamented with engraved and gilded bands, a 
wide one down the center, and smaller bands about the edges 
and running from the upper part of the orbits to the top of the 
central band. Portions of the groundwork are blackened. 
Further ornamentation takes the form of lines of brass rivets 
following the borders, and two small rosettes at either side of 
the nose piece. 


In the Spitzer collection, this chanfron was exhibited without 
the central fluted rosette and the plume holder. 


In 1838 there were numerous thefts from the Real Armeria 
in Madrid, and in the following year the stolen pieces were 
shipped to England and there sold. They have since then 
cropped up in many fine collections. This piece, on the author- 
ity of the Baron de Cosson and Sir Guy Laking, is probably 
one of the stolen objects. It is of Augsburg workmanship, 
probably the work of Wolf of Landshut. 16.1526 


Length 1334 inches. Width 1034 inches. 


From the Spitzer collection. 

Exhibited at the Loan Exhibition of The Metropolitan Mu- 
seum of Art. 

Exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 

From the Macomber collection. Plates XLVII and XLVIII 


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jega or UR: Spanish XIII Century 
Bright steel spur with slender, curving sides, and a small 
acicate rowel. 16.1611 
434 inches x 3 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 


J6. SPUR Spanish XIII Century 


Of plain bright steel with pyramidal prick point. 16.1604. 
57% inches x 3 inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


leo e UR XIII Century 
A pyramidal prick point spur of bright steel, much worn. The 
sides and neck are straight and ridged, the neck long. 

7 inches x 3% inches. 16.1953 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


J8. SPUR XIV Century 
A prick spur of plain bright steel. 16.1940 
534 inches x 8 inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


J9. SPUR French XV Century 
A gilded spur, the sides and neck chased, the rowel a ten- 
pointed star. 16.1941 


5 inches x 3% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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Jio. SPUR French XIV-XV Century 
Of bronze gilt, with very long neck, and slightly curving sides. 
The rowel is missing. 16.1595 
8,1, inches x 3; inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


{Be Vala XV Century 


Bright steel spur with very long neck of hexagonal section. 
The sides are plain except for one rosette rivet. Small star 
rowel. 16.1603 
814 inches x 3 inches. 

From the Thill collection. 

From the Macomber collection. 


red Pieper le GANS Spanish XV Century 
Of bright steel, the sides scalloped and pierced. The thirteen- 
pointed star rowel is seven-eighths of an inch in diameter. 
53% inches x 3% inches. 16.1582 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


~ J13. SPUR Spanish XV Century 
The sides are hinged, and are carved in scallops, each pierced 
with a circle. Small star rowel. 16.1583 


53% inches x 3% inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


J14. SPUR Italian XVI Century 
Russet steel encrusted with silver in a conventional flower 
design. Small star rowel. 16.1596 


458 inches x 314 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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PLATE XLVIII 
HORSE ARMOR AND BITS, XVI CENTURY 





Heese OF UR XVI Century 
Darkened steel, the sides decorated with a raised pattern of 
scrolls in brightened steel. The rowel is an eight-pointed star. 
5 inches x 3% inches. 16.1942 
From the Macomber collection. 


J16. SPUR XVI Century 


A bright steel spur, the sides decorated with a pattern of 
scallops and dots along one edge, and with points along the 
other. The rowel is a small, eight-pointed star. 16.1943 


3% inches x 436 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


Ji7. SPUR XVI Century 


Of bright steel decorated with narrow, strapwork bands. The 
rowel box is formed as two birds’ heads. The rowel is star- 
shaped, and eight-pointed. 16.1847 


7 inches x 334 inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


J 18. SPUR Spanish XVII Century 
Of russet steel, gilded, the sides and rowel box ridged. The 
rowel is an eight-pointed star with each blade ridged. 

6 inches x 2% inches. G16 77 
From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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J 19. SADDLE French XVII Century 


A saddle of the time of Louis XIV, said to have been used in a 
riding-school. It is of tooled leather, showing a mistletoe pat- 
tern, the border of brass chased and embossed with a large 
flower and bud design, and having a ribbon pattern, a bow 
knot of brass on the flanks. The pommel is surmounted by a 
realistic, crouching, brass lion in full relief. 16.1846 


14 inches x 1034 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


) 2omSP Us XVII Century 


Of bright steel with ridged sides and rowel box. The rowel is 
foliate, of six sections with pierced ornament between. 

614 inches x 33 inches. 16.1850 
From the Macomber collection. 


J21. SPUR French XVII Century 
A gilded spur, the sides chiseled in relief with a nude figure, a 
bird, and conventional patterns. Small, foliate rowel. 16.1597 
47% inches x 334 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 


22. SPUR Italian XVII Centur 
y 


Sides and neck are chiseled with an arrow point pattern. The 
rowel box is irregularly formed, somewhat flamboyant. A 
foliate rowel is present, the whole of russet steel. 16.1848 


434 inches x 3% inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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Nee UR French XVII Century 
Of russet steel, gilded. The sides and the rowel box are ridged. 
The neck is globular. A five-pointed star rowel 1s present. 

51% inches x 21% inches. 16.1849 
From the Macomber collection. 


J24. SPUR Mexican XVII Century 


The rowel box, formed as birds’ heads, holds a small, eight- 
pointed star rowel. Line incisions decorate the strap plate and 
are formed into diaper patterns on the sides. 16.1572 


74 inches x 3 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


2g; SPUR XVII Century 
Of russet steel encrusted with silver in flowers and scrolls. 
This spur has a small, foliate rowel, and a square heel plate. 
714 inches x 476 inches. 16.1570 
From the Macomber collection. 


J26. SPUR Spanish XVII Century 


Bright steel, with ridged sides. The rowel is one and one-fourth 
inches in diameter, foliate, seven-pointed, each leaf largely 
perforated. One buckle is present. 16.1605 


63%; inches x 3% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


zy. OL U IR Mexican XVII Century 


Bright steel spurs, with straight sides, short, curving rowel 
necks formed as birds’ heads, round strap plates. The rowels 


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are small, eight-pointed stars. The ornamentation consists of 
chiseled line patterns on all parts. 16.1602 


634 inches x 3 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


J28. SPUR XVII Century 


Of bright steel having an eight-pointed, foliate rowel. The 
sides are grooved and incised in diaper pattern. The strap plate 
is decorated with radiating lines. 16.1913 


6 inches x 2% inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


J29. SPUR Italian XVII Century 


Of bright steel, the sides chiseled and chased in a leaf pattern. 
The neck, rowel box, and strap plate are pierced in a leaf 
design. Plain steel studs. 16.1568 
734 inches x 4 inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


J 30. SPUR English XVII Century 


Of russet steel, the sides ridged and having small, raised cir- 
~ cular ornaments in pairs. The rowel neck ends in a flat square. 
The rowel is a five-pointed star. Short chains and one strap 
buckle are present. 16.1853 
5% inches x 4 inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


J 31. PAIR OF SPORS XVIII Century 


Mexican 


Bright steel spurs, the sides and neck ornamented by incised 
lines, the rowel box formed as dogs’ heads. The rowel is large 


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and many-pronged, two and five-eighths inches in diameter. 
634 inches x 3% inches. 19.61 and 19.614 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


J32. SPUR Mexican XVIII Century 


Of bright steel, the strap plates chiseled and pierced with small 
circles, and inlaid with diagonal bands of brass. A brass stripe 
runs the length of the sides. The neck and rowel box are 
pierced with large quatrefoils, petals, and crescents. The rowel 
is three and three-fourths inches across, and is composed of 
twenty-four sharp spikes of rounded section. 16.1580 


814 inches x 3% inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


J 33. MUZZLE Spanish End of XVI Century 


The ornate design of this muzzle is not uncommon. Such 
pieces were often made for the mount (usually a mule) of some 
churchman of high rank. The present specimen is formed of 
ornamental iron work in round, perforated bands, scrolls, tre- 
foils, and rosettes, the upper border forming the letters 
AVESGF. 16.1576 
7% inches x 7% inches. 

From the Fortuny collection. 

From the Macomber collection. 


J 34. STIRRUP German Early XVI Century 


An iron stirrup of Maximilian design, ornamented by raised 
bands, grooves, and lengthwise perforations on a sunken 
ground. The border is roped. 19.48 


5% inches x 534 inches. 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


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135, PAIR OP STIRRUPS XVI Century 
Spanish 

Of bright steel, the side pieces decorated with radiating fluting; 

the grooved shells are very gracefully formed. The shoulders 

are ornamented with diagonally crossing, incised lines. 


6 inches x 434 inches. 16.1899 and 16.1900 
From the Macomber collection. 


J36. PAIR OF STIRRUPS 

Spanish 
Brass stirrups with wide treads ornamented with a scallop 
pattern and small, circular piercings. At the top is an oval ring 
for the stirrup leather. 19.49 and 19.494 


634 inches x 434 inches. 


From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


J 37. HORSE'S BIT Italian XVI Century 


A bronze bit with long branches formed of pilaster work and 
screw spirals. The large gilded bosses are engraved with small, 


conventional designs. 16.1581 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLVIII 
738, HORSE eeeLe Persian XVI Century 


Of russet steel, the branches scroll-formed; the ornaments at 
the sides of the mouth bar are of pierced and chiseled tracery. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XLVIII 16.1938 


J39. HORSE’S BIT — German XVI Century 
A bright steel bit ornamented with incised lines. The long 
branches end in graceful scrolls. 16.1842 


From the Brett collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


J40. HORSE’S BIT English XVII Century 
Formed of bright steel, the sides scroll-shaped, the mouth bar 
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composed of two heavy, pear-shaped pieces decorated by radi- 
ating lines. This piece was found in an old house at Glaston- 
bury, Wilts. 16.1569 


From the Macomber collection. 


J41. HORSE’S BIT French XVII Century 
An iron bit, the surface brightened. The branches are scroll- 
formed and ornamented with incised lines. 19.46 


From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


a2 HORSE'S BIT English 1660-1685 


Bright steel, the branches short and curving, the ends semi- 
circular and ornamented with an angular pattern of incised 
lines. The mouth bar is hung with eight loose, heavy rings. 19.47 


From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


MAsoraAktsS OF A SADDLE XVI Century 
French 


Two saddle pieces of bright steel very beautifully etched and 
decorated with gold bands ornamented with leaf sprays, be- 
tween which are flower designs on a stippled ground. These 
pieces belonged to a rider’s outfit in the Museé d’Artillerie in 
Paris. They date from the middle of the sixteenth century. 
From the Hastings collection. 16.1888, 16.1888¢ and 16.1889 
From the Zschille collection. 

Displayed at the Loan Exhibition of The Metropolitan Mu- 
seum of Art in IgII. 

Exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLVIII 


J44. FLANCHARD Late XVI Century 


The left flanchard of a suit of horse armor. Its lower margin is 
enriched with a broad band of embossed and gilded arabesques. 


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Above this is a second band decorated with etching. The buckle 
clasps are gilded. 16.1520 


201% inches x 125% inches. 


From the Meyrick collection. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLVIII 


J45. CALTHROP XVI Century 


A three-spiked iron thorn of use in breaking up cavalry charges. 
Spurs were sometimes used in similar fashion to strew the 


ground over which pursuit was being made. 16.1571 

15% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 

J 46. MINIATURE STIRRUP XVIII Century 
Spanish 

Of bright steel chased with scrolls and rosettes. 16.1578 


21% inches x 2i¢ inches. 


From the Greenwood collection. 
From the Gurney collection. . 
From the Macomber collection. 


J47. SPUR Spanish XVII Century 
Of russet steel, gilded, the side and neck ridged, the rowel of 
star form, five-pointed. 16.1606 


5 inches x 234 inches. 
From the Macomber collection. 


8. SPUR Italian XVII Centur 
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Russet steel, the sides ornamented with silver inlay in a foli- 
ated scroll design. The ten-pointed rowel is gilded, and 1s 
two and one-fourth inches in diameter. 16.1612 


61% inches x 376 inches. 


From the Thill collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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MACES 


SECTION K 




















PLATE XLIX 
» XV AND XVI CENTURIES 





MACES 


MACES 
er MACE German 1450 


Made of russet steel, the head composed of six triangular 
flanges, each pierced, at its widest, with a trefoil. The shaft, 
also of steel, is hexagonal, and has a spirally fluted grip finished 
with a cone-shaped button. 16.1592 


Head 53% inches. Over all 2814 inches. 


From the Christian Hammer collection. 
Shown at the Exhibition of the Royal House of Tudor. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIX 


K 2. MACE Polish XV Century 


Of russet steel with a spheroidal head composed of thirteen 
flanges and surmounted by a flat, fluted button. The shaft is 


modern. 16.1588 
Head diameter 2% inches. Over all 1334 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIX 
K 3. MACE French 1450 


The head is composed of six acutely pointed flanges sur- 
mounted by a turreted coronet. The decoration consists of 
bands of inset brass, bosses, and perforations. The shaft is 
hexagonal, the grip protected by a rouelle with lobate margin. 


Head 6 inches. Over all 20% inches. 16.1587 


From the Spitzer collection. 

Exhibited at the Loan Exhibition of The Metropolitan Mu- 
seum of Art. 

Exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIX 


~K4. MACE French About 1470 


A fine, late fifteenth century mace, the head made of six 
flanges flaring in acute angles at the upper part, and projecting 


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very little from the cylindrical base for the remainder of their 
length. A blunted, hexagonal ornament surmounts the head. 
The shaft is of russet steel, rounded, girdled by a small, roped 
circlet near the upper end. The grip is formed of interwoven 
leather thongs, and terminates in a flattened knob. 

Shown at the Exhibition of the Royal House of Tudor. 16.1591 
Head 4% inches. Over all 2254 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIX 


K 5. MACE German About 1480 


The head is composed of six acutely pointed, triangular flanges, 
each pierced with a trefoil. The haft is four-sided and is 
twisted. A large rouelle protects the grip, which is covered with 
black leather terminated by a ring for suspension. 16.1585 


Length of head 434 inches. Over all 2054 inches. 


From the Spitzer collection. 

Exhibited at The Metropolitan Musem of Art. 

Exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIX 


K 6. MACE First Half of XVI Century 


South German 


Bright steel head, spherical, and originally composed of seven- 
teen flanges. One of these is now missing. The haft isnew. 19.72 


Length 20% inches. 
From the Theodore Offerman collection. 


K7. MACE German Early XVI Century 


Bright steel mace, the head formed of six flanges, each termi- 
nating in a fleur de lis. A chiseled acorn surmounts the head. 
The shaft is of steel, the last six and three-fourths inches 
spirally fluted to form a grip which has been russeted. 16.1593 
Head 5 inches. Over all 1834 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIX 


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K8. MACE German About 1530 


A mace of bright steel, the head pear-shaped in effect, com- 
posed of seven flanges recurved at the lower end. The head is 
surmounted by a small four-sided spike. The shaft is of steel 
hollowed at the lower end to receive a wooden grip, which is 
missing. 16.1590 


Head 556 inches. Over all 163 inches. 


From the Cholmondely collection at Condover Hall. 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIX 


Kg. MACE Spanish XVI Century 


A noteworthy example of the early sixteenth century mace, 
which at that period was more a symbol of authority than an 
actual fighting weapon. The present specimen has a head of 
seven flanges, each shaped to an acute angle. The shaft is hex- 
agonal, the alternate faces chiseled with a leaf and scroll 
design. The last seven and three-fourths inches widen a little 
forming a grip on which the chiseled ornament is of more 
complicated design and in higher relief. A fluted button 
finishes the end. Traces of the original gilding remain. 


Head 61% inches. Over all 251 inches. 16.1589 
From the Macomber collection. Plate XLIX 
K to. MACE Saxon Late XVI Century 


A heavy mace of blackened steel, the seven flanges in silhou- 
etted ornament, and pierced with trefoils. 


The shaft is bronze, richly decorated with foliation deeply 
chiseled anteriorly, and below, with torsade file work. The 
shaft terminates in a pommel decorated with a radiating, 
feather-like pattern. 21.1245 
Similar maces are to be seen in the armory of Dresden. 


Head 734 inches. Over all 26 inches. Plate XLIX 
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SHIELDS 


=T1. RONDACHE Spanish XVI Century 


A shield of bright steel having a chiseled tron crucifix in a 
wreath at the center, in full relief. Further ornamentation con- 
sists of six bosses, and five leaf-shaped panels chiseled and 
damascened in gold radiating from the center, and a roped 
edge. The workmanship is clear cut and distinguished. 


The old lining of leather, fringed, is present, and in good con- 


dition. 16.1824 
Diameter 221 inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate LI 
L2. RONDACHE Italian XVI Century 


A rondache of plain bright steel, the surface somewhat worn. 
The center is markedly convex, the spike four inches long, and 
four-sided. Around the edge which is turned over from the 
inside is a row of brass rosettes, many of them broken. A 
bullet-proof mark is present. 16.1793 


Diameter 231% inches. 


From the collection of the Marchioness of Londonderry. 
From the Macomber collection. 


L3. RONDACHE Italian XVI Century 


A circular shield with convex center and roped border, whose 
contour is followed by a row of steel rivets. The central spike 
bears a fluted ball encircled by a deeply engraved band. The 
ornamentation is in the Pisan style of the second half of the 
sixteenth century, consisting of radiating bands of trophies 
uniting in a strapwork design about the center of the shield. 
In the spaces between the bands are medallions of birds, 


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chimeras, and arms. The original leather lining and straps are 
present. 16.1553 


Diameter 221% inches. 
Obtained by Mr. Macomber from a palace in Bologna. 


L4. RONDACHE German XVI Century 


A very fine shield, bright steel with a boss spike at the center. 
The ground has engraved on it two centaurs in combat. They 
are wearing burganets and are equipped with clubs and 
shields. They have the fore feet of horses, but their bodies end 
in fish tails on which the scales change gradually to leaves. 
The tails branch, terminating in scrolls of foliage and pome- 
granates. The wide border is engraved with winged cupids and 
infants carrying musical instruments and playing games. The 
edge is very beautifully roped, and a row of brass rosettes 
follows it. The boss rises from a circle of engraved flowers and 
leaves on a stippled ground. The decoration is probably the 


work of Peter von Speier. 16.1544 
Diameter 235% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate LI 
Ls5. RONDACHE North Italian XVI Century 


This shield has a four-sided spike of bright steel, and is etched 
in radiating bands of trophies of arms and knights on a gilded 
and stippled ground. Each panel between the bands is etched 
with a shield-shaped medallion showing masques, terminal 
figures, and combats of classic warriors. The wide border 
shows a similar style of ornamentation and is studded with 
brass rivets. 16.1504 


Diameter 2234 inches. 


From the Yerkes collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


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RONDACHES, SPANISH AND GERMAN, XVI CENTURY 





L6. RONDACHE Second Half of XVI Century 
North Italian 


The central spike of this round shield projects from a fluted 
ball. The bright steel surface of the shield is decorated with 
radiating bands of engraving on a stippled ground, showing 
trophies of arms, court ladies, and armored knights. Between 
the bands are shield-shaped medallions of trophies of arms. 
The border band is narrow, and is engraved in similar fashion. 
The original lining of leather is present. 16.1615 


22% inches diameter. 
From the Macomber collection. 


L7. RONDACHE Italian Late XVI Century 


A shield very reminiscent of the Spacini targe in the Meyrick 
collection. The present shield though unsigned is probably 
also the work of Hieronymo Spacini. It is a piece of the first rank. 
The surface is russeted, the center raised, and finished with a 
four-sided spike and a cinquefoil leaf ornament finely damas- 
cened with arabesques in gold and silver. The entire shield is 
damascened in panels. Those about the boss are petal-shaped, 
six In number, showing festoons of fruit and flowers. Below 
these are six oval panels with views of a citadel, hunting figures, 
and landscapes. Below these again are twelve heart-shaped 
panels containing griffins, and between are small connecting 
panels of arabesques, trophies of arms, and musical instru- 
ments. The edge is roped, and the wide border inside it shows 
six oval panels, on which are scenes where castles and horse- 
men figure prominently. In the space between the ovals are 
scrolls, birds, animals, and fish, and six shield-shaped panels of 
fine arabesques. 16.1523 


Diameter 2234 inches. 


Displayed in the Loan Exhibition of The Metropolitan Mu- 
seum, IgII. 

From the Zschille collection. 

From the Macomber collection. Plate L 


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BANNERS AND ODD PIECES 





SECTION M 





BANNERS AND ODD PIECES 


Mr. BANNER English XVIII Century 


The banner of a Hanoverian regiment, green silk embroidered 
with the arms of Great Britain in a border of crimson brocade. 
Crimson cord and tassels are present. 16.1548 


M2. BANNER Venetian XVII-XVIII Century 


A brown banner, the center painted with a device of the winged 
lion of St. Mark, holding a sword and having an open book be- 
fore him in which the inscription runs: PAX TIBI MARCE 
EVANGELIS TA MEUS. 16.1807 


M 3. BANNER Savoyard XVII Century 


A regimental flag having a cross of white silk at the center. 
The corners are formed of large, flamboyant, radiating stripes 
of maroon and blue. A band of gold brocade, one and one- 
fourth inches wide, forms the edge. White cord and tassels are 
present. 16.1682 


M4. BANNER Swiss XVIII Century 


A regimental banner of Swiss guards in French service. Two 
wide bands of blue silk cross at the center. The four corners are 
formed of crimson and pink, flamboyant, radiating stripes. 
The banner is bordered by crimson silk with tied fringe. 
16.1652 


M5. BANNER Italian XVIII Century 


Tan silk ground, having a twelve inch band of dull brown silk 
down the center. A narrow band of tan silk with heavy, gold 
fringe forms the border. The shaft is covered, at the base, 
with velvet brocade. 16.1648 


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M6. FLAG South German XVIII Century 


Having two broad bands of dark blue silk and two of white. 
The cords and tassels are gilt. 21.1246 


M7. BANNER Spanish XVIII Century 


Crimson damask fringed and edged by tan and crimson. The 
center is embroidered with a coat of arms. This banner was 
purchased in Saragossa. 16.1783 


M 8. BANNER Spanish XVIII Century 


Crimson damask edged and fringed with tan and crimson, the 
edge square-cut in five scallops. On one side is a device of a 
brazier from which flames are ascending. On the other face are 
the symbols of the suffering on the cross. The banner of a 
religious confrerie of Spain. 16.1784. 


Mg. BANNER Spanish XVIII Century 


Crimson damask, the end cut in five square scallops, bordered 

by a tan strip five-eighths of an inch wide, and fringed. There 

is a thick crimson tassel on each scallop. A religious banner. 
16.1529 


M10. BANNER Spanish XVIII Century 


Of crimson damask borderd with tan silk, the end cut in five 
square scallops, tasseled with red. Like the two preceding, this 
is the banner of a religious order of Spain. 16.1594 


Mir. BANNER HEAD 
French 


The bright steel head of a banner shaft in the form of a beauti- 
fully chiseled fleur de lis. It was, for many years, in the Pem- 
broke family, and is said to have been taken by William, Earl 
of Pembroke, K. G., who codperated with the Spanish forces at 


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St. Quentin in 1557. The general character of the workmanship 
of this banner head, however, suggests a later date. 16.1490 


97% inches x 254 inches. 


Mi2.BANNER _ Spanish XVI Century 


The field is quartered and embroidered with the arms of King 
Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, and those of Fernandez 
de Cordova. On the lance head of the banner shaft is engraved 
a double-headed eagle. 16.1885 


M13. MOUNT OF A BAG XVI Century 
Italian 

Of chiseled steel, elliptical in form. It is ornamented with two 

heads of chimeras, and on the suspension loop of steel the rape 

of Ganymede is chiseled in a medallion supported by two nude 

figures. At the lower ends of the curving mount are Mars, 

Venus, and Cupid. 16.1549 

63% inches x 5 inches. 

From the Spitzer collection. 

From the Macomber collection. » 


M14. ESCARCELLE MOUNT XVI Century 


Italian 


The mount of a purse, of russet steel on which a hunting scene 
is depicted in gold azziminia. This is somewhat worn, but a 
coat of arms is still to be seen at the base, and on APA swivel 
the name ALFONSUS ESTENSIS. - 16.1550 
71% inches x $34 inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 


M 15. STEEL-MOUNTED BAG Late XVI Century 


German 


The mount is Nuremberg work: of the end of the sitedentlt 
century. It is russeted, and is ornamented with three fluted 
- rosettes, and three lions’ masks chiseled and chased. The 


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Nuremberg poincgon is inset in brass. The bag is grey, soft- 
finished leather. 16.1905 


From the Macomber collection. 


M16. HUNTING HORN XVI Century 
Italian or French 


Of russet steel, with a projecting rim, and banded in the center, 
the ornamentation being thus divided into two parts. The for- 
ward half is embossed and chased with arabesques and the 
head of a mythical beast in high relief. The other half and the 
central band are also embossed and finely chased, but the pat- 
tern is of running vines, leaves, and acorns. The flanging lip 
displays leaf ornaments slightly in relief. The mouth piece is 
octagonal and is chased with drooping acanthus leaves. 


Length 11% inches. 16.1775 


From the Count Gayeski collection. 
From the Macomber collection. 


M17. METAL BOSS 


Brass gilded, the edge roped. Embossed with a lion’s head 
wreathed, and shield cartouches with small satyrs between. 


_ Diameter 334 inches. 16.1968 
From the Macomber collection. 


M18. METAL DISK 

Gilded, and pierced with a pattern of circlesand stars. 16.1969 
214 inches x 1% inches. 

From the Macomber collection. 


M19. BULLET MOULD About 1700 


Of russet steel inset with a leaf pattern in gold. The sides are 
chiseled in oval and irregular, geometric designs. 16.1952 


6 inches x 25% inches. 


From the Macomber collection. 
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Acazzi, Toto Italian flint-lock F20 
Aucora, GABRIEL DE Spanish flint-lock F 86 
AnpyoLoz, L. Spanish gun lock F 87 


Ao.tiicu, AbaMM German rapier blade E59 


Borcocnone, Gio Italian pistol locks F15 
Briosco, ANDREA Decoration of Italian sword hilt E22 
Bros, JoHannes German gun barrel F78 


Carino Italian rapier blade E62 
Cotman, Kotoman Decoration on German suit A3 


Cominazo, Lazarino Italian pistol F15 


Dax, Jouan Georg German wheel-lock F 81 
Drury, D. English sword sheath E117 


Ferara, AnpriA Blade of English sword E79 
Fiveut, Ercoe pa Italian sword blade E35 


FLoETNER, PETER Ornamentation of German 
armet (?) Big 


Foster English sword sheath E114 
GaBioLa Spanish miquelet lock F go 
GosaLEL, Manet Spanish sword blade E 83 
Hauser, Georce Bernarpton German 
wheel-lock F 80 
Horn, Cremens Solingen sword blade E57 
KuCHENREUTER, JOHANN ANDREAS German 
pistols F18 
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Lazarino, Lazaro Italian pistol F20 
LEIGEBE, GottrrieD German sword hilt E 88 
Lerme, Carto (Brescia) Italian pistol lock F 22 


Lvis, Juan (Totepo) Spanish blade, 
two-handed sword E11 


Massin, G. French duelling pistols F 16 
Missaciia, Tomaso Chapel de fer B2 
Monte (En ToLEpo) Spanish rapier blade E42 


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Monte, PepropEL(ToLepo) Spanishrapier blade E74 119 | 


Necrot! Italian espalier plates C 31 


Patis, A. Wheel-lock gun, Sardinian F9 
Prcuinio, AntHonio Italian rapier blade E93 
Picinino, Antonio Italian rapier blade E 52 
Prcinino, Feperico Italian rapier blade E 56 


Rey, JuLian DEL Spanish blade, two-handed 
sword E13 
Rrpo.u (place) Spanish pistol F 5 


Spacini, Hizronymo Italian rondache L7 


SPEIER, PETER von Ornamentation of German 
breastplate and rondache C8, L4 
STENGLIN, J. C. (engraver) German wheel-lock F 81 


Treitz, ADRIAN German salade A1 
VinnpvtT, Ioan Dutch cutlass Eg1 


Witiems, CLeMens Solingen sword blades E 84, 85 
Witson English pistol F 21 

Wo tr or Lanpsuut German demi chanfron J 4 
Wowpes, Jouannes Solingen sword blade E30 


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SUITS OF ARMOR 


- Mark of Arsenal of Zurich, xvi century, Swiss. A 2, p. 23. 


See H 1, p. 181. 


. Early xvi century, German. A 2, p.23. See B 9, p. 44. 

. Early xvi century. A 2, p. 23. 

. Wolf of Landshut, about 1540, German. A 6, p. 23. 

. XVI century, German. A 6, p. 23. 

. XVI century, German. Occurs with Wolf of Landshut 


mark. A 6, p. 23. 


7. XVI century, German. A 13, p. 34. 


8. XVI century, German. A 15, p. 36. 


. Early xvii century, German. A 16, p. 37. 


k- HELMETS 


. Tomaso Missaglia, about 1450, Italian. B 2, p. 41. 

. About 1480, North Italian. B 3, p. 42. 

. Early xvi century, German. B 9; DP: 442.0ee;,Al2, p23. 
. XVI century, Spanish. B 23, p. 49. 

. XvI century, Italian. B 25, p. 50. 

. 1570, Italian. B 26, p. 50. 

. About 1585, German Saxon. B 30, p. 52. 


BODY ARMOR 


. xv century, Italian. C 2, p.61. 

. Late xv century, Italian. C 3, p. 61. 

. XVI century, German. C 7, p. 63. 

. Middle of xv1 century, Armory of Constantinople. C 8, 


p- 64. 
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xv century, Austrian. E 5, p. 86. 
xv century, German. E 10, p.88. 
Toledo mark, xv century, Spanish. E 11, p. 89. 
xv century. E 12, p. 89. 
Late xv century, Venetian. E 14, p.go. 
End of xv century, Italian. E 15, p.go. 
XVI century, German. E 18, p.91. 
Early xvi century, Florentine. E 21, p.92. 


“Wolf” mark on blade of Italian sword. Mark is early 
XVI century, German. E 22, p.93. 


Early xvi century. E 22, p.93. 
“Wolf” mark, xvi century, German. E. 23, p.93. 
First of xvi century, Italian. E 24, p.94. 


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SWORDS (Continued) 


Early xvi century, German. E 25, p.94. 

XVI century, Italian. E 27, p.g5. 

“Wolf” mark of Solingen, xv1 century, German. E 30, 
P- 97- 

Mark of Johannes Wundes, xvi century, German. E 30, 
Pp. 97- 

XVI century, German. E 30, p.97. 

xvi century, German. E 31, p.98. 

Toledo mark, xvi century. E 32, p.98. 

xvi century, North Italian. E 35, p.99. 

XVI century, Swiss. E 36, p.100. 

XVI century, Italian. E 39, p.1or. 


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60. 
61. 
62. 
63. 


SWORDS (Continued) 


End of xvi century, German. E 41, p.102. 
End of xvi century, Spanish. E 42, p.103. 
End of xvi century, Italian. E 43, p.103. 
1590, German. E 44, p.104. 

Xvi century, Italian. E 46, p.105. 

Late xvi century, Italian. E 47, p.106. 


Late xvi century, mark on Potzdam blade of Venetian 
sword. E 48, p.106. — 


End of xvi century, Italian. E 49, p.107. 
End of xvi century, Italian. E 51, p.108. 
Antonio Picinino, end of xvi century, Italian. E 52, p.108. 


“Wolf” or running fox mark on Italian sword, early xvir 
century. E 55, p.1Io. 


Clemens Horn of Solingen, first quarter of xvi century, 
German. Hilt, Flemish. E 57, p.111. 


First of xvii century, German. E 59, p.112. 
About 1620, German. E 61, p.113. 
“Wolf” mark, about 1620, German. E 61, p.113. 


-About 1620, German. E 61, p.113. 


Early xvir century, German. E 63, p.114. 
€o26-1597, Italian, E65) p.11 5: 

xvii century, Italian. E 68, p.116. 

xvii century, Venetian. E 69, p.117. 


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. xvit century, German blade on Scotch hilt. E 84, p.124. 
. xv century, German blade on Scotch hilt. E 84, p.124. 


. Solingen, xvir century, German blade on Scotch hilt. E 


84, p.124. 


. Solingen, xvi century, German blade on French hilt. E 


90, p.127. 


. End of xvi century, Italian. E 94, p.128. 


. Solingen, xvi century, German blade on Spanish hilt. 


E 99, p-13I. 


GUNS AND GUN PARTS 


. XVII century, Caucasian. F 6, p.145. 

. XVII century, Sardinian. F 9, p.146. . 

. 1618, Spanish. F to, p.147. 

. Early xvu century, Italian, Brescian. F 14, p.148. 

. First half of the xvi century, German. F 18, p.150. 
. XVIII century, Oriental. F 19, p.15o0. 

. Xvi century, Italian. F 20, p.1§1. 


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GUNS AND GUN PARTS (Continued) 
82. xvi century, French. F 74, p.166. 
83. About 1750, Spanish. F 86, p.169. 
84. XVIII century, Ttalian. F BT, Dal ye. 
85. First of x1x century, Spanish. F go, p.170. 


CROSSBOWS AND WINDERS 
86. xv century, Spanish. G 1, p.173. 
87. xvi1 century, English. G 5, p.174. 
88. 1612, German. G 7, p.175. 
89. Latter half of xvi century, Saxon. G 9, p.176. 


POLE ARMS 

90. About 1375, Swiss. H 1, p.181. See A 2, p. 23. 
gi. xv century, Italian. H 3, p.182. 

92. xv century. H 4, p.182. 

93. xv century, Italian. H 5, p.182. 

94. xv century, German or Swiss. H 8, p.183. 
95. xv century, Italian. H 10, p.184. 

96. About 1470, Swiss. H 12, p.184. 

97. xv century, German. H 13, p.184. 

98. End of xv century, Italian. H 19, p.186. 
99. End of xv century, Swiss. H 21, p.187. 
100, XvI century, Italian. H 24, p.188. 


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IOI. xvi century, Italian. H 25, p.188. 

102. 1520, Italian. H 26, p.189. 

103. Early xvi century, Tyrolese. H 28, p.189; H 33, p.1go. 
104. Mark of Milan, xvi century, Italian. H 30, p.1go. 
105. xvi century, German. H 34, p.1g!. 

106. xvi century, German. H 35, p.1g1. 

107. Xvi century, Tyrolese. H 47, p.195. 

108. Late xvi century, French. H 53, p.197. 

109. 1675, German. H 62, p. 200. 

110. XviI century, German. H 71, p. 203. 

111. End of xvir century, French. H 77, p. 206. 


DAGGERS, STILETTOS, AND KNIVES 


112. xv century, Italian. I 2, p.211. 
113. About 1510, Swiss. I 9, p. 213. 
114. xvI century, German. I 10, p.214. 
11g. xvi century, Indian. I 40, p. 224. 
116. xvi century, Italian. I 50, p. 228. 


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GLOSSARY 








GLOSSARY 


Arbalest—a crossbow. 


Armet—a close helmet with bevor 
and movable visor. 

Arquebus—a musket first used in 
the sixteenth century. 

Bardiche—a variety of pole axe with 
long, narrow, crescent blade. 

Bastard Sword—a long sword for cut 
and thrust, with grip on which 
two hands can be placed. Some- 
times called hand-and-a-half 
sword. 

Bear-paw—the wide-toed foot cov- 
ering or solleret of the early six- 
teenth century. 

Bevor—the chin-piece of a helmet, 
or a separate chin and neck de- 
fence worn with an open helmet. 

Bishop's Mantle—a cape of chain 
mail. 

Brassard—entire arm defence, vam- 
brace, coudiére, and rerebrace. 

Brayette—plate or mail covering for 
the fore-body. 

Bretelles—long metal strips which 
clasp the haft of a pole arm, 
sometimes called cheeks. 

Brigandine—a jacket of small plates 
riveted to a covering of fabric. 

Buffe—a movable face defence of 
two or more plates, used with an 
open helmet. 

‘Burganet—a light, open helmet, usu- 
ally with hinged ear pieces and 
an umbril. Sixteenth and seven- 
teenth centuries. 

Cabasset—a pear-shaped, open hel- 
met with a narrow brim all 
around, having no comb, but, 
instead, usually a small apical 
stem. Sixteenth century. 

Calthrop—a thorn of steel used to 
strew a battle field and break 
up a cavalry charge. 


Camail—a hood or tippet of mail at- 
tached to the skull of early hel- 
mets. 

Casque—a helmet; sometimes used 
torefer specifically tothe late six- 
teenth and seventeenth century 
helmets made on classical lines. 

Casquetelle—an open head piece with 
umbril and a long neck protec- 
tion of several plates at the rear. 
Sixteenth and seventeenth cen- 
turies. 

Champs-clos—the lists or field in 
which jousting or a tournament 
took place. 

Chanfron—a plate defence for the 
face of a horse. 

Chapel de fer—a broad-brimmed 
helmet of hat form. Twelfth to 
sixteenth century. 

Cheeks—the strips of metal which 
fix the head of a pole arm to the 
haft. Sometimes called bretelles. 

Cinguedea—a short, broad-bladed 
dagger, five fingers wide at the 
hilt end of the blade. 

Colichimarde—sword blade of trian- 
gular section, narrowing above 
the center. Supposedly invented 
by K6nigsmark (Maréchal de 
Saxe). 

Colletin—a gorget, a neck defence. 

Comb—the crest of a helmet. 

Coronal—a rosette or button fixed 
on the tip of a lance in some 
forms of tilting. 

Coude—elbow-pieces of plate. 

Coudiére (English term, elbow cap)— 
elbow-pieces of plate. 

Crinet—a series of plates to protect 
the neck of a horse. 

Cuir bouilli—leather steeped in wax 
in which certain essences have 
. been dissolved, a material much 


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used for making armor in the 
thirteenth and fourteenth cen- 
turies. 

Cuirass—body-armor. 

Cuisse—thigh piece of plate. 

Dagger a rognons—a dagger having 
kidney-shaped projections above 
the quillons. 

Dagger a rouelle—a dagger with 
circular disks at either end of 
the hilt. 

Ecrivisse—armor made from nar- 
row, overlapping plates riveted 
together, sometimes called splint 
armor. 

Elbow gauntlet-—a metal or leather 
glove with cuff reaching to the 
elbow. Sixteenth and seven- 
teenth centuries. 

Espalier—shoulder defence of plate. 

Estoc—a thrusting sword. Four- 
teenth to seventeenth century. 

Falchion—a sword with wide, curv- 
ing blade. Fourteenth to seven- 
teenth century. 

Fauchard—a pole arm having a 
large, convex-edged blade, and 
a small projection often cres- 
cent-shaped at the back; a six- 
teenth century form of glaive 
for ceremonial uses. 

Feather-staff—a pole arm carried by 
an infantry captain in time of 
peace, consisting of a hollow 
staff from which spikes are re- 
leased by a spring. 

Flamberge—a two-handed sword 
with wavy or flamboyant blade. 

Flanchard—armor for the flank of 
a horse. 

Gadling—raised knuckle plate of a 
gauntlet. 

Gambeson—a quilted tunic worn 
under chain mail. 

Garde de rein—loin guard of armor. 

Genouillére—jointed knee piece of 
plate. 


Glaive—a pole arm. The term has 
been loosely applied to every 
variety of pole arm and to 
swords. Research suggests 
strongly that in the closest con- 
notation of the word, it was a 
pole arm having a long, wide, 
convex-edged blade whether 
there were projections at the 
back or not. Fauchard, bill, and 
guisarme are all of the glaive 
type. Froissart speaks expressly 
of a glaive which had a long 
hook at the back of the blade 
for use in pulling down the de- 
fenders of a wall. 


Gorget—a wide collar of plate, a col- 
etin. 
Greave—shin defence of plate. 
Guisarme—a pole arm of the glaive 
type, having a long, convex- 
edged blade and one or two 
straight projections at the back. 
Gussets—originally chain mail pieces 
tied on to cover those parts of 
the body not protected by plate 
armor. Later, the plate or the 
ridge on a breastplate following - 
the contour of the under arm. 
Halberd—a pole arm having a short 
axe blade at one side, a beak at 
the back, and an apical spike 
above. The name is sometimes 
applied to any form of pole arm 
as a generic term. 
Hand-and-a-half sword—see bastard. 
Hauberk—a shirt of chain mail. 
Holy-water sprinkler—a spiked knob 
appended by a chain to a short 
shaft of wood or iron.This name, 
in catalogues of English collec- 
tions, is often given to the 
weapon known in European 
armor works as a morgenstern, 
a long shafted weapon with a 
spiked knob attached directly 
to the shaft by bretelles. 
Famb—armor for the lower leg. 


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Foust—a contest between two ar- 
mored knights, fought according 
to fixed rules. 

Lance-rest—a projecting finger of 
steel fixed to the right side of a 
breastplate to steady and bear 
the weight of a lance. 


Landsknecht—a term applied to 
armor or weapons of a type used 
by German infantry of the six- 
teenth century. 

Latten—a mixture having very near- 
ly the composition of modern 
brass. 

Linstock—a combination of pike 
and match-holder used by gun- 
ners for firing cannon. 

Main gauche—a dagger used by the 
left hand when the right held a 
sword. 

Martel de fer—a war hammer. 

Match-lock—a fifteenth century fire- 
arm with touch hole, and fired 
by a match. 

Maximilian armor—a style of plate 
armor of the first thirty years of 
the sixteenth century, distin- 
guished by broad outlines and 
outlined, rounded ridges, and 
shallow flutings. So named in 
honor of the Emperor Maximi- 
lian I, 

Mitten gauntlet—a hand protection 
in which the fingers are not 
separate. 

Morion—a light, open helmet with 
a crest and a swooping brim 
pointed fore and aft. 

Morgenstern—a spiked knob at- 
tached to a long shaft by bre- 
telles. See note on holy-water 
sprinkler. 

Moulinet—the winder of acrossbow. 

Nasa/l—a steel bar attached to the 
front of an open helmet for pro- 
tecting the nose; in use com- 
monly during the eleventh and 


twelfth centuries, revived later 
in some forms of seventeenth 
century helmets. 

Ocularium—the eye-slits in the visor 
of a helmet. 

Palettes—circular plates to protect 
the armpits. 

Partisan—a pole arm with long 
shaft, and broad blade having 
two small, balancing lateral pro- 
jections at the base. Sixteenth 
and seventeenth centuries. 

Pas d’ane—loops of steel immedi- 
ately over the cross guard of a 
sword, little used before the six- 
teenth century. 

Pauldrons—shoulder pieces of plate. 

Pavise—a large shield used by a 
bowman. 

Peascod—a breastplate witha prom- 
inent central ridge running to a 
point below the waistline, used 
from the middle of the sixteenth 
century on. 

Peytrel or poitrel—steel covering for 
the chest of a horse. 

Pied-de-biche—lever for a crossbow, 
goat’s foot type. 

Pike—a long shafted weapon with 
lance-like head, used by foot- 
men. 

Placcate—the lower of two plates 
forming a cuirass. 

Plastron—a breastplate. 

Pole axe—a long shafted axe with 
spear-pointed blade, a beak, and 
sometimes an apical spike. 

Polichinelle—literally a buffoon or 
“Punch”, a name applied to a 
late sixteenth and seventeenth 
century jacket. 

Poulaine, a la—sollerets with long, 
extremely pointed toe plates, 
the name meaning “prow of a 
galley.” 

Prick Spur—a spur having a single, 
fixed point instead of a rowel. 


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Quarrel—a crossbow bolt or arrow. 
Quillons—the cross guard of asword. 


Ranseur—a pole arm having three 
long blades, the center one long- 
est, the side blades extending 
obliquely upward. 


Rerebrace—armor for theupper arm. 


Ricasso—the section of the sword 
blade next above the quillons, 
thick and squared. 


Rivet—the term formerly meant a 
suit of armor, but is more com- 
monly used to refer to the small 
nails which fasten the plates to- 
gether. 


Rondache—a circular shield. Fif- 
teenth and sixteenth centuries. 


Rondelle—a circular plate; its po- 
_ sition is varied, rondelles being 
used at the back of the neck in 
an early form of armet, and, in 
some fifteenth and sixteenth 
century suits, to protect the 
armpits. Rondelles or rouelles 
occurred at either end of the hilt 

of an early form of dagger. 


Runka—a sixteenth century pole 
arm of ranseur type. 


Salade—a helmet most popular in 
the fifteenth century, though its 
use is mentioned in the four- 
teenth by Froissart. Its distin- 
guishing feature is its length 
from front.to back, and the ex- 
tension of the rear to protect 
the neck. An open helmet, some- 
times in one piece, with an ocu- 
larium cut in the front of the 
helmet which comes down over 
the upper half of the face and is 
worn with a bevor, sometimes 
having a separate visor plate 
attached. 


Schtavona—a basket-hilted sword 
of the seventeenth century, a 


type carried by the Slavonic 
guards of the Doge of Venice. 


Shell—a shell-shaped guard on cer- 
tain forms of rapier of the end 
of. the sixteenth century and of 
the early seventeenth. 


Sliding rivet—a rivet fixed on the 
lower of two plates, and mov- 
ing in a slot on the upper plate. 


Snaphance—an early form of flint- 
lock, in which the pan has to 
be uncovered before firing. 


Sollerets—shoes of plate. 


Splint armor—that formed of nar- 
row, overlapping plates, usually 
set together with sliding rivets; 
see €Ccrivisse. 


Spontoon—a parade pole arm with 
broad central blade and smal- 
ler, balancing lateral projections, 
a later development of partisan 
in use during the seventeenth 
and eighteenth centuries. 


Standard of mail—a collar of chain 
mail. Fifteenth century. 


Taces—laminated plates attached 
to the lower part of a breast- 
plate, running the full width of 
the breastplate. 

Tang of asword—the narrowed end 
which fits into the hilt. 


Tapu/—the central ridge prominent 
in some forms of breastplate. 


Targe—a round shield. Viollet le 
Duc says that the targe first 
became a specialized form in the 
fourteenth century. 


Tassets—plates attached at either © 
side of the taces to protect the 
front of the thighs. 


Tiddle—the button atop a sword 
pommel. 


Timbre—crest of a helmet. 
Touch-box—a box for flint and steel. 


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Tournament, Tourney—a contest 
waged under fixed rules by a 
party of knights against an op- 
posing party. 

Tuilles—plate defences in one piece 
for the front of the thighs, used 
in fifteenth century armor 
before the smaller, laminated 
plates of tassets made their ap- 
pearance. 


Uméril—an attached frontal brim 
somewhat like the visor of a 
modern golf cap, used on some 
forms of open helmet of the lat- 
ter half of the sixteenth century 
and in the seventeenth century. 

Vambrace—the plate defence for the 
fore-arm. 

Vamplate—a circular: shield fixed 
above the grip of a lance. 


Ventail—that part of the face de- 
fence of a helmet which covers 
the middle of the face; it is 
pierced with breathing aper- 
tures. 


Vervelles—loops attached to the 
border of an early helmet, from 
which a collar of mail was hung. 


Vireton—a crossbow bolt or arrow 
whose wings are spirally set to 
produce a spinning motion in 
the arrow. 


Visor—that part of the face defence 
of a helmet which protects the 
eyes and is pierced by an ocu- 
larium. When the face protec- 
tion is formed of three plates, 
the upper is the visor, the mid- 
dle plate the ventail, and the 
lowest, the bevor. 


Vouge—a form of pole axe having a 
broad blade pointed at the head. 
Usually the shaft passes through 
two iron rings forged at the back 
of the blade, and a spike is af- 
fixed to the upper end of the 
shaft. The parade vouge of the 
sixteenth century varies the form 
chiefly by the curves of its edge 
and of its spike. 


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INDEX 


For Armorers’ names see page 263. 


ARMETS 
a rondelle, 41 
English, 45 
French, 49 
German, 46, 48, 50 
North German, 44 


Botts (crossbow), 173, 174, 177 
BrayYETTES, 66, 80 
BREASTPLATES, 61-65 

French, 64 

German, 62, 63 


ARMOR Italian, 61, 62, 64, 65 
suits, 21-37 B 
ne vi RESCIA, 105, 149 


BRIGANDINE, 66 


ecrivisse, 32 
Brunswick, DUKE or, 96 


German, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 


34s 35, 36 Burrs, Italian, 57 
othic, 21 BuRGANETS 

Italian, 30, 31 Italian, 43, 46, 50, 53, 54 

Spanish, 33 Swiss, 47 
ARMORERS’ 

Marks, 267 CABASSETS 

Names, 263 Italian, 50, 51, 53 
ARMORIES i 


Spanish 
Constantinople, 63 5 ao 


Madrid, 71, 93, 94, 96, 98 
Tower of London, 145 
Vienna, 96 

Wolfenbiittel, 96 

Zurich, 22, 181, 184, 186, 187 
Armory of Dresden, 247 


CANNONS, 161-163 
French, 162 
Japanese, hand, 163 
Spanish, 162 
Venetian, 161 
lock for, 166 


AXES 
battle, Swedish, 185 
pole, English, 185 
German, 185 
miner’s, 200 


BANNERS, 255-259 
BASCINET, 41 
BATARDEAU, 218 


BAYONETS 


pistol, 149 
plug, 228 


CarBINE HanceEr, 165 
CasqueE, North Indian, 56 
CASQUETELLES, 44, 45 
CHAPELS DE FER 

German, 54 

Italian, 41, 42 
Cuan Matt, 77-82 
Cuar_eEs V, 71, 94 
CoLLEcTIONS OF ARMOR 


Austin, 204 
Bernal, 118, 166 


Brett, 47, 48, 51, 53, 54, 64, 113, 
114, 118, 130, 138, 193, 204, 215, 
217, 219, 220, 222, 223, 295, 226, 
227, 231, 232, 240. 
Cholmondely ” (Condover Hall), 
199, 221, 247 


BisHop’s MANTLE, 81 
BITs, 240-241 
Boar SpPEaRs, Ig9I, 193 


BoLocna 
Burganet of civic guard, 53 


291 


CoLLEecTIons or ARMOR—Cont. 


Clemens, 81 
Dean, Bashford, 26, 27, 30, 32, 355 


36, 37, 66, 77, 86, 137, 139, 198 


de Belleval et de Licques, 33,62,68 — 


De Cosson, 23, 53, 61, 67, 89, 93; 
94, 95, 105, III, 112, 138, 139, 
185, 226, 232 

De Lery, 56 

d’Osuna, 31, 47, 67, 71, 72 

de Nieuwerkerke, 90 

de Rossi, 52, 65, 79 

Director of Porte de Hals, 63 
Drummond, 106 

Fortuny, 239 

Gayeski, 215, 222, 223, 260 
Gonzales, Don A., 157 
Greenwood, 167, 205, 242 
Gurney, 103, 108, 109, 110, I19, 
120, 167,168, (205; 22179,- 220, 
222, 242 

Hammer, 245 

Hastings, 241 

Heeswizk, 87 

Hefner-Alteneck, 22, 74 
Hillingford, 73 
Jeffry-Whitehead, 24 

Keasbey, 53, 181 

Kevorkian, 64 

Kienbusch, 204 

Laking, 211, 213, 214 
Londesborough, 118, 122, 124, 
144, 157, 175 
Londonderry, Marchioness of, 251 
Lucas, 47, 62 

Macomber, 21, 260 

Magniac, 93, 109, 148, 200 
Meyrick, 109, IIo, 119, 120, 199, 
217, 242 

Offerman, 50, 51, 56, 61, 99, 100, 
104, 120, “F21, 12%)" 1yo,mra, 
147, 149, 160, 163, 166, 196, 
204, 208, 224, 239, 240, 241, 
246 

Rhinelander, 28 

Richards, 105, 107, 199, 225 
Ronalds, 55 

Schott, Chas. M., Jr., 145, 150, 
153, 159, 165, 166, 169, 170 


292 


Shandon, 222 

Sharp, 122 

Spiller, 29, 49, 51, 62, 63, 67, 72, 
73, 109, 157, 161, 165, 173, 200 
Spitzer, 147, 219,232, 245,246,259 
Sussex, 122 

Thewalt, 103 

Thill, 21, 45, 61, 80, 85, 88, 92, 
IOI, 102, 113, 114, 128, 173, 174, 
181, 208, 233, 234, 235, 236, 238, 
239, 242 

Williams, 55 

Yerkes, 92, 252 

Zschille, 28, 48, 50, 61, 64, 86, 94, 
97, 114, 115, 116, 131} 176, say 
182, 183,185, 187, 189, 191, 193, 
195, 196, 197, 198, 203, 215, 
226, 241, 259 


DAGGERS, 209-228 


a rognon, 211 

a rouelle, 212 

French, 211, 212 

German, 213, 214, 219, 226 
Italian, 212, 214, 215, 216, 217, 
218, 220, 221; 222/995) o5hag7 
Neapolitan, 225 

Persian, 224 

Russian, 224 

Sheath, 219 

Spanish, 214, 222 

Swiss, 213, 218 


Dean, BASHFORD, 32, 44, 66, and 


see Collections of Armor 


EXHIBITIONS or Armor 


Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 33, 
48, 81, 105, 232, 241, 245, 246 
Burlington Fine Arts Club, 226 
Early Italian Art, 217, 222 
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 
New York, 28, 33, 48, 52, 64, 
66, 81, 108, 162, 232, 241, aac, 
246, 253 

Royal House of Tudor, 23, 29, 47, 
51, 95, 105, 215, 217, 220, 223, 
226, 245, 246 

World’s Columbian, 48 


FAIRFAX, GenerAL, 122 
Faucuarp, 188, 189 
FEATHER StTaFF, IgI 
FRIAULER-SPIESSES, 189, 195 
FLInT, 165 


FLINTLOcKsS 
English pistols, 149, 151 
French pistols, 149 
German pistols, 150 
Italian pistols, 148, 150, 151 


GAUNTLETS, 72, 73, 74 
Givoco DEL Ponte, 68 
Gialve, 181 

GUISARMES, 181, 182 
Guns, 141-170 

Gun BarreELs 


German, 167 
Italian, 167, 169 


Gun REst, 166 
GunsIGcHT, 167 


HALBERDS, 181-205 
Austrian, 194 
English, 201 
French, 195, 200, 205 
Genoese, 198 
German, 183, 192, 195, 203 
Italian, 182, 186, 187, 188, 190, 
193, 194 
Saxon, 197, 204 
Spanish, 187 
Swiss, 181, 183, 184, 187 
Tyrolese, 189, 190 
HavuBeErks, chain mail, 75-82 
HELMETS, 39-57 
Various kinds are listed, under 
separate headings 
Hoty WarTER SpRINKLER, 196 


JOHAN Geore 11 or Saxony, 204 


KHATAR, 120 
Krensuscu, C. O. von, 204 


KNIvEs 
peenings 21% 
nglish hunting knife, 227 
Italian knife and fork, 228 
Spanish, 228 


LAKING, Sir Guy, 41, 81, 111, 126 
LinsTocks, 198, 201, 202, 205 


MACES, 243-247 
Manrip, see Armories 
Marks, see Armorers’ Marks, 267 
MARTELS DE FER, 186, 199 
MaxIMIL1AN ARMOR 
Armets, 44, 46 
Breastplate and backplate, 62 
Suits, 22, 23 
MeErropouitan Museum or Art, 
24, 28, 66, 162, 204 and see Exhi- 
bitions 
Monrmorency, ANNE DE, 70, 71 
MorcENSTERN, 183 
Mortons 
German, 53 
Saxon, 51 
Spanish, 51 
Swiss, 50 
Morron-CaBASSETS, 42, 43, 47 
Mounicy, 35 
Muvzz LE, 239 


NAMES or Armorers, 263 
NUREMBERG, 34, 259 


PAMPLONA, 103 

PaRTISANS 
Italian, 183, 188, 194, 196 
German, 197 

PATERNOSTER BLADE, 126, 132 

PaTRON, 156 

PIKE, 207 

Pisa, 68 

Pisan ARMOR, 30, 31, 65 


PIsTOLS, 143-151 
Various kinds under separate 
headings 


293 


PomMMELS, 138, 139 
Powper FLasks 
Balearic Islands, 159 
English, 160 
French, 153, 155 
German, 153, 154, 155 
Italian, 153, 160 
Spanish, 154 
Tyrolese, 159 
PRIMERS 
French, 155, 159 
German, 152, 157 
Italian, 156 
Tyrolese, 158 
Propp, 176 


QUARRELS, see bolts 
RAPIERS 


Flemish, 110, 111 
French, 121, 123, 127, 132 
German, I12, 113 
Italian, 103, 105, 107, 108, 109, 
TIO, 112, 112, 113, £14, 127, 12%, 
129 
Spanish, 103, 114, I19, 126 
Venetian, 116, 117 

RIPOLL PISTOL, 144 

RONDACHES, 251, 253 


RunkKAS 
German, 189 
Italian, 184 


SADDLES 
French, 241 
Maximilian, 30 

Saxony, ELectors oF, §1, 176, 
197, 204 

SCHEURER, 195 

SERPENTINE, I61 


SNAPHANCE Gun Locks, 168, 169 


SNAPHANCE PIsTo.s 
Caucasian, 145 
Spanish, 144 
SPANNERS 
German, 157 
Italian, 156, 157 
SPONTOONS 
Austrian, 206 
German, 203, 206, 207 
Italian, 202 
STILETTOS, 211, 214, 215, 216, 217, 
218,226, 291 5227927 
Sworps, 83-139 
cinquedeas, 87-91 
estocs, 86, 87, 114, 128 
executioners , 97, 113, 115, 129 
falchions, 95, 96, 101, 105, 118 
hand-and-a-half, 92, 94, 102, 104 
hunting, 124, 131, 133, 136, 137 
mortuary, I21 
pillow, 115, 122 
two-handed, 88, 89, 92, 93, 95, 96, 
98, 100, 104 
TILTING Spear, 208 
Toucu-Box, 156 
Tourney LANCE, 208 
TULWAR, 120 


VAMPLATE, 208 
VoucgE, IgI 


WHAWELL, 43 
WueeE.Locks,PisToisanp RIFLES, 
AXE AND Pistot ComBINED, 143 
German, 144, 147 
Italian, 146, 147, 148 
Sardinian, 146 . 
Spanish, 147 
Swedish, 144 
WIRSBERGH, PETTHER, 114 


ZULOAGA, 96 


294 






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